Методология исследования "внезапного" уличного активизма (российские митинги и уличные лагеря, декабрь 2011 - июнь 2012)
The Methodology of Studying "Spontaneous" Street Activism (Russian Protests and Street Camps, December 2011-July 2012)

Summary/Abstract: This article considers some methodological problems that arose while studying the street protes movement in Russia in 2011-2012. This research was conducted from December 2011 on by the Independent Research Initiative NII Mitingov, whose members interviewed participants of street actions such as demonstrations, marches, and street camps. The article engages with a number of key issues in research on mass-scale street activism. The "double engagement" position of the reseacher and research group, who must negotiate their positionalities between academic and activist logics, is discussed and problematized. The author also discusses whether in situ interviewing during a protest is an acceptable methodology.

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