2.2 The Fieldwork research is not for the soft-hearted, the self-conscious, or “Field (Sommer the person who requires a great deal of structure” 1971) This section revolves around my methodological approach to the field and how the data gathering was conducted. As Jefferson argues, modes of encountering the field are just as important to discuss and reflect upon as what we discover in them (Jefferson 2014). The aim of this section is to unfold reflections, dilemmas and thoughts connected to my collaboration with Balay as well as the fieldwork in the prisons. The methodology connected to the fieldwork will be discussed through the use of the terms action and ethnographic research. The use of an action research design as a framework for the fieldwork as well as
2.2 The Fieldwork “Field research is not for the soft-hearted, the self-conscious, or the person who requires a great deal of structure” (Sommer 1971) This section revolves around my methodological approach to the field and how the data gathering was conducted. As Jefferson argues, modes of encountering the field are just as important to discuss and reflect upon as what we discover in them (Jefferson 2014). The aim of this section is to unfold reflections, dilemmas and thoughts connected to my collaboration with Balay as well as the fieldwork in the prisons. The methodology connected to the fieldwork will be discussed through the use of the terms action and ethnographic research. The use of an action research design as a framework for the fieldwork as well as