Challenges of conducting survey research related to a social protest movement: Lessons learned from a study of Gezi protests involving the Turkish diaspora in three European countries
系统解释了作者在研究德国、比利时和荷兰的土耳其裔群体支持土耳其盖齐公园抗议时遇到的方法论难题,包括在复杂敏感环境中招募和调查参与者的经验,对研究少数民族社会运动或弱势群体敏感议题的调查有借鉴意义。
Research on social protest movements raises many complicated methodological issues. This article systematically explains the methodological quandaries the authors confronted when studying demonstrations and online and offline activism by ethnic Turks in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands in support of the Gezi Park protesters in Turkey. It explains how participants were recruited and surveyed in this complex and extremely sensitive environment. It offers lessons learned that can be applied to other studies involving surveys of ethnic minorities engaged in social protest movements. More generally, they may also apply to surveys of any vulnerable population about sensitive issues.