Doing research with refugees

This book is the first specifically to explore methodological issues relating to the involvement of refugees in both service evaluation and development and research. It builds on a two-year seminar series funded by the ESRC where the participants jointly drew up a set of good practice guidelines that are re-produced in the book for the first time.

Policy makers are increasingly advocating the involvement of users in the evaluation and development of health and social services across the UK. At the same time, the value of lay knowledge and community participation in social science research has been recognised. This book is the first specifically to explore methodological issues relating to the involvement of refugees in both service evaluation and development and research more generally. It builds on a two-year seminar series funded by the ESRC and attended by members of a range of statutory and voluntary organisations, as well as academics and refugees themselves. The participants jointly drew up a set of good practice guidelines that are reproduced for the first time in the book. Key features include:
* a focus on the methodology for active involvement of refugees;
* a discussion of barriers to involvement;
* suggestions for overcoming barriers;
* analysis of existing practices and ideas for change;
* implications for policy, research and practice. Doing research with refugees is essential reading for anyone working within the field. This includes academics, researchers, health and social care providers and voluntary organisations. Refugees themselves who are interested in their role in service evaluation, development and research will also find the book of interest. Bogusia Temple is Professor of Health and Social Care Research at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She has extensive research experience with service providers, service users and community groups in health and social care. Rhetta Moran is an independent researcher who has worked across the voluntary and academic sectors developing action research projects for 20 years.