What happens when you break unwritten local customs? Conducting "elite" interviews at a time of COVID-19

Octavia, Joanna (2021) What happens when you break unwritten local customs? Conducting "elite" interviews at a time of COVID-19. Field Research Methods Lab Blog (24 May 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The experience of conducting remote elite interviews during COVID-19 has helped me to reconsider the feasibility and benefits of employing remote research methods in future research projects. In the past, I was sceptical about the effectiveness of remote methods in producing knowledge, and the legitimacy and reliability of data collected from a distance. Nonetheless, through this experience I learned that participants can also be open and candid during phone interviews, producing both rich data and very engaging conversations, writes Joanna Octavia.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearch/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2025 15:33
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 14:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126738

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