ETHICAL AND RELATIONAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH WITH REFUGEES: DONATIONS AND DEBTS
The purpose of this article is to initiate a discussion on the relational ethics for research involving refugees. The reflection is based on the analysis of the discourses of refugees' who took part in a larger study on the lived experience of being a refugee in Quebec, in a phenomenological perspective. In the context of that study, participants were questioned about their experience of taking part in the research project. The final interpretation is integrated to an intersubjective analysis of the dynamics between the researcher and the participants. The analysis reveals various forms of exchange that occur during research interviews as well as the value of self-protection. The interpretation is then discussed in relation to the notions of reciprocity, reflexivity and equity.