Abstract

MUNTO, Alejandro J.. Researching in the first person (or why in social sciences, it’s better to be reflexive). Anu. investig. [online]. 2015, vol.22, n.1, pp.213-220. ISSN 1851-1686.

This paper introduces a discussion about different views on the concept of reflexivity in Social Sciences, in order to proceed to a reflexive analysis of the own experience during the field work. The research that supports this article consists of a case study, focused on a self-managed housing cooperative in Buenos Aires city, from a communitary and critical psychosocial approach. Applied methodology is qualitative, based on semi structured interviews and participative observations, which are recorded on the field diary. Through the analysis of several excerpts from this diary, different ways in which the researcher’s presence has an effect on the studied community are evaluated, as well as how the community affects his or her own implication, which in turn has an impact on the orientation of the knowledge that is built during the research process.

Keywords : Reflexivity; Implication; Researcher; Field work.

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