Abstract
This paper presents one case of the particularities of power. Drawing upon interviews with UK-based elites, I unpack the general with the specific through discussing how I experienced power as a relational effect of social interaction. Within the parameters of a collaborative research project, this involved the challenge of gaining access to and interviewing elites as means to explore the role of a flagship shopping mall as part of a wider urban regeneration agenda. I conclude with some recommendations on how to negotiate the unequal power relations between elites and researchers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 70-75 |
| Journal | Area |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- interviews
- qualitative research
- elites
- gaining access
- positionalities