Back-talk Focus Groups as a Follow-Up Tool in Qualitative Migration Research: The Missing Link?

Abstract: This paper reflects upon a specific, but rarely used, methodological tool we term back-talk focus group, which consists in drawing together research participants to discuss research findings. After three years of research on Muslim youth in Italy we will show the importance of creating space for a further research stage called "back-talk". The paper will argue that focus group is a very useful tool to make a powerful back-talk for three main reasons. First it stimulates the reflexivity of the researcher by allowing to generate new data. Second, it empowers participants by allowing them greater role in the research process and more reflexive practices in civil society. Third, it ensures responsible dissemination of potentially sensitive issues to a potentially diverse and highly politicised audience. Following a general discussion of how back-talk focus group could contribute to create a research culture more reflexive and more social responsible, the paper will review the empirical.... https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/138

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Back-talk Focus Groups as a Follow-Up Tool in Qualitative Migration Research: The Missing Link? ; volume:7 ; number:3 ; day:31 ; month:05 ; year:2006 ; Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 7, Heft 3 (31.05.2006)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Frisina, Annalisa

Further information

• DOI: 10.17169/fqs-7.3.138
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs060352
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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