Abstract:

This is a session organised to encourage a collection of people from every corner of the planet to stand up and each tell a short story about their experiences of conducting research in these far off places. The focus: the human aspects of their research. Moderated by Jon Puleston, Lightspeed GMI, UK The Story Tellers: Danger Zone: A tale of conducting every day research in a war zone, by Natalie Forcier Gang life: Studying gangs in Moscow, by Alexander Shashkin Iran opening its doors to global market research, by Amir Farmanesh and Ebrahim Mohseni Dawn of research in a new country: The Myanmar story, by Marita Schimpl Interviewing women in the Middle East: A personal story, by Fatima El-Khatib