Risk

Description

An event organised by the Women in the Field in South Asia research network.

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Reading group

Risk assessments are prevalent in all disciplines that require an element of fieldwork. The questions they ask and permissions they require inform many of the decisions later taken on the field. We would like to assess how fit they are for use in the South Asian context and especially for women working in the region.

How do we assess risk for fieldwork? How do our institutions assess our risk? How do we assess our personal risk? How can we actively plan fieldwork to be safe and inclusive?

Readings

• Cambridge Safety policy
• An inclusive risk assessment tool for travel and fieldwork
  Focusing on risk assessments and making them more inclusive
• Six simple steps towards making GEES more accessible and inclusive
  Examples of practical steps and considerations to be made in the planning of fieldwork. The references are also full of interesting articles
• Doing Fieldwork in Areas of International Intervention
  Anthology of articles on politics, ethics and risks of conducting fieldwork in ‘Violent and Closed Contexts’. This is not an open access book but a useful read for this topic.

For enquiries please contact the Networks Programme Manager.