Ethnographie und ihre Folgen für die Kulturgeographie : eine Kritik des Netzwerkkonzepts in Studien zu translokaler Mobilität

  • The aim of this article is to show the difference between an interpretative-hermeneutic ethnographic approach deeply embedded in the history of anthropology and ethnographic methods introduced as part of a social science repertoire. Taking the classical "network" as an example, it contrasts the way this concept is generally used in studies on translocal mobility with interpretations of ethnographic research. This not only opens up critical reflections on the role of "networks" when it comes to understanding translocality as a lived experience, but also illustrates what it actually means to follow an interpretative-hermeneutic approach in which ethnographic material is seen to serve as a way to ground, question and refine abstract concepts. The article thus argues that it is through ethnographies and their inherent openness towards the field that a more enriching and creative engagement with theories and methodologies can be achieved than qualitative social science approaches usually allow for.

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Author:Julia Verne
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-301020
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-67-185-2012
ISSN:2194-8798
ISSN:0016-7312
Parent Title (German):Geographica Helvetica
Publisher:Copernicus
Place of publication:Göttingen
Document Type:Article
Language:German
Date of Publication (online):2013/06/21
Year of first Publication:2012
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2013/06/21
Volume:67
Page Number:10
First Page:185
Last Page:194
Note:
© Author(s) 2012. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
HeBIS-PPN:347159257
Institutes:Geowissenschaften / Geographie / Geographie
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 39 Bräuche, Etikette, Folklore / 390 Bräuche, Etikette, Folklore
9 Geschichte und Geografie / 91 Geografie, Reisen / 910 Geografie, Reisen
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0