Board Games as Interview Tools: Creating a Safe Space for Unaccompanied Refugee Children

Abstract: Since the emergence of the new sociology of childhood in the late 1980s, there has been an increasing expectation to engage children actively and to take their views seriously throughout the research process. This is even more important when it comes to unaccompanied refugee children, whose voice is seldom heard. In this article the author builds upon her project of exploring unaccompanied refugee children's lived media experiences and argues that - in order to have meaningful results and to create safe spaces for those who need it most - we need to search beyond traditional research tools. Specifically, she proposes to bring into research the concept of "play". The article presents the use of bespoke, artisanal board games in cross-national interview settings with unaccompanied refugee children. It is argued that these creative tools can help in collecting diverse and rich data that can successfully complement traditional research methods

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Media and Communication ; 7 (2019) 2 ; 254-263

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Mannheim
(when)
2019
Creator
Neag, Annamária

DOI
10.17645/mac.v7i2.1817
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019071016064129309572
Rights
Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Neag, Annamária

Time of origin

  • 2019

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