عنوان

Challenges in Digital Ethnography

LA116274

انگلیسی

Challenges in Digital Ethnography

[Article]

Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann, Simone Pfeifer, Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann, et al.

Leiden

Brill

The article explores ethical challenges in digital media ethnography in the field of militant political Islam, pointing to the dilemma that arises in doing research on Islam as part of the securitised research funding system. Expanding on discussions in anthropology about the principles of "do no harm" and "be open and honest about your work", the authors reflectively contextualise the interrelated notions of "Jihadism" and "Salafism" and examine how these categories serve as "floating signifiers". Examining one particular incident from the digital fieldwork leads to discussions of transparency, anonymity and shifting forms of "publicness" in the digital sphere. The article explores ethical challenges in digital media ethnography in the field of militant political Islam, pointing to the dilemma that arises in doing research on Islam as part of the securitised research funding system. Expanding on discussions in anthropology about the principles of "do no harm" and "be open and honest about your work", the authors reflectively contextualise the interrelated notions of "Jihadism" and "Salafism" and examine how these categories serve as "floating signifiers". Examining one particular incident from the digital fieldwork leads to discussions of transparency, anonymity and shifting forms of "publicness" in the digital sphere.

2020

175-195

Journal of Muslims in Europe

9/2

2211-7954

anonymity

digital media ethnography

ethics and social media

militant political Islam

public-private

securitisation of research

transparency

Larissa-Diana Fuhrmann

Simone Pfeifer

10.1163/22117954-BJA10002

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[Article]

275578

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Y