Carpe noctem: Forschen auf dem Strich – Reflexion ethischer und methodologischer Hürden
This article highlights the ethical and methodological approaches towards analysing a spatial and social taboo phenomenon, such as prostitution in public spaces by the Hungarian Romnija sex-workers. The empirical fieldwork for this research took place between 2010 and 2012 in Switzerland and Hungary...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Geographica Helvetica |
| Online Access: | http://www.geogr-helv.net/71/199/2016/gh-71-199-2016.pdf |
| Summary: | This article highlights the ethical and methodological approaches towards
analysing a spatial and social taboo phenomenon, such as prostitution in
public spaces by the Hungarian Romnija sex-workers. The empirical fieldwork
for this research took place between 2010 and 2012 in Switzerland and
Hungary. During this period, the street prostitution sector of Zurich was
dominated by Hungarian sex-workers. Remarkably, since 2006, the same women
have traversed the gap between north-eastern Hungary and Switzerland for the
purpose of prostitution. Transnational mobility and sex-work became their
coping strategy to overcome social marginalization. Through this, these women
not only influence their family structures back home in Hungary, but also
shape the spaces they use all across over Europe. Gaining direct access to
the people involved is indispensable to analyse a societal phenomenon such as
this, despite challenges involved therein regarding access to the places of
action. This article will provide insights with excerpts of the research
diary as to how to overcome certain ethical and methodological obstacles
while doing empirical research with sex-workers on the street. |
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| ISSN: | 0016-7312 2194-8798 |