Participatory research of social issues: practical experience from a research project on homelessness Cover Image

Részvételi kutatás szociális kérdésekről: gyakorlati tapasztalatok a hajléktalanság területéről
Participatory research of social issues: practical experience from a research project on homelessness

Author(s): Katalin Gyöngyösi, Gyula Balog, Márta Erdőhegyi
Subject(s): Social differentiation, Radical sociology
Published by: Debreceni Egyetem Politikatudományi és Szociológiai Intézet
Keywords: participatory research; expert by experience; homelessness; psychosocial disability; research methodology

Summary/Abstract: This article is an account of our practical research and cooperation experience from a participatory research project on homelessness and psychosocial disability carried out in a Hungarian university context, by a student and two experts by experience in a researcher role. We argue for the involvement of disadvantaged people using social services in research related to disadvantaged people and social services, highlighting the advantages and challenges of this kind of research based on our experience. Finally, we formulate practical recommendations that migh be useful for beginners – like we used to be – in participatory research in this field.

  • Issue Year: 11/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 40-61
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Hungarian