The approaches carrying out research with organisation AX

This short Pivot explores the the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of the lived experiences of asylum seekers on the staff and volunteers of third sector organisations who assist and support them. The understanding of the issues, challenges and barriers of frontline staff who work with asylum seekers by understanding how Covid-19 affected their support work is often overlooked and not widely reported. Many organisations work diligently and without much media attention and are motivated by their mission to help and support vulnerable individuals from marginalised social groups. This research adopts a Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) which is a qualitative research method that involves co-constructing theories with participants. It is based on the theory that we all form views based on our own life experiences. As this work is multi-disciplinary, this approach is justified and used in many examples of social science research. The views of staff are heard within the research to give meaning to the work that they do and understand how their work impacts the lives of asylum seekers and refugees. It also is used as a means of reflection as to their own emotions, and feeling based on their experiences during the pandemic helping others. Similarly, the views and opinions of asylum seekers are necessary as they describe the impact that the pandemic had on them and the way they were still accommodated by staff during the social restrictions which were in place at that time.

Citation

Davis, M. (2025). The Approaches Carrying Out Research with Organisation AX. In: Third Sector Organisations, Asylum Seekers and Refugees. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85137-7_2

Type

Chapter in book

Language

en

Description

This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Palgrave Macmillan in Third Sector Organisations, Asylum Seekers and Refugees on 11/03/2025, available online: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85137-7_2 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.

ISBN

9783031851360
3031851366

Collections

Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences