Research in the wake of tragedy: When qualitative research became 'emotion work'

Sandeep Dutta, Anjani Athukorala, Fiona Juriansz Munasinghe and Ramani Samarasundera

Hemas, a consumer brand, outlines the challenges of conducting qualitative research in the aftermath of a national tragedy in Sri Lanka.

Introduction

This paper outlines the challenges of conducting qualitative research in the aftermath of a national tragedy. As the circumstances in which the research was conducted was traumatic for all involved, intense emotion work was required, espe

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