1. Introduction: Empirical Adequacy, Theory, Anthropology -- 2. The Policy of Fieldwork. Data Production in Anthropology And Qualitative Approaches -- 3. Emic and the Actors' Point Of View -- 4. From Observation To Description -- 5. The Methodological 'I': Implication and Explicitation in Fieldwork -- 6. Methodological Populism and Ideological Populism in Anthropology -- 7. The Violence Done To Data: On A Few Figures of Over-Interpretation -- 8. Common Sense and Scholarly Sense. Conclusion -- Postface: Researcher And Citizen: Science And Ideology.
Summary:
"Epistemology, Fieldwork, and Anthropology explores the space between epistemology and methodology, offering a systematic examination of the empirical foundations of interpretations in anthropology. Olivier de Sardan investigates the complex links between the observed reality, data production, and grounded theories, addressing the issues of bias management and the rigor of qualitative methods"-- Provided by publisher.
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