Hard to get at Research Groups
Episode Description
In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Joseph Patrick McAulay (Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford) about research groups that are hard to get at, reducing barriers through digital technology and the ethics of online research.
Readings recommended by Dr Joseph McAulay
Barratt, M. J., & Maddox, A. (2016). Active engagement with stigmatised communities through digital ethnography. Qualitative Research, 16(6), 701-719.
Ellard-Gray, A., Jeffrey, N. K., Choubak, M., & Crann, S. E. (2015). Finding the Hidden Participant: Solutions for Recruiting Hidden, Hard-to-Reach, and Vulnerable Populations. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 14(5).
Willis, R. (2019). Observations online: Finding the ethical boundaries of Facebook research. Research Ethics, 15(1), 1-17.
McAulay, Joseph (2021): Victims beyond reach: Evaluating the utility of online methods of qualitative research in studying hard to reach populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. ECAN Bulletin Issue 47, Howard League for Penal Reform.
About the Speaker
Dr Joseph Patrick McAulay
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford
Dr Joseph Patrick McAulay is a Leverhulme Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies. His research interests lie in the intersection of conspiracy theories, criminality, and digital sub-cultures. He is currently undertaking a study of British “Truth” social movements.