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Abstract
A new method is proposed here aimed at eliciting the mechanisms which maintain the relational positioning of people and places within social space. This ‘mapping tool’ is inherently relational by design and involves participants creating visual representations of their geographic imaginaries, encompassing their perceptions and preferences of different localities. This is followed by an interviewing approach wherein participants ‘speak to’ their map, producing ‘thick’ narratives detailing the ties that bind people and places. The method was developed and used as part of a 3-year study into the geographic imaginaries of young people in the UK, involving the collection of 1,000 maps, together with over 200 interviews, across 20 diverse localities. We draw on empirical examples of using the method from this study, including processes of differentiation within the middle classes and the place-based identities of towns, cities and localities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-108 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | International Journal of Social Research Methodology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 17 Oct 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2020 |
Keywords
- Relationality
- mapping
- qualitative geographic information science (GIS)
- social space
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
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ESRC Future Leaders - Geographical Mobility of UK Higher Education Students
Donnelly, M. (PI)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/04/16 → 30/09/20
Project: Research council