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Lessons from insiders: Embracing subjectivity as objectivity in victimology
1Université de Montréal, Canada.
International Review of Victimology
|May 6, 2024
Summary
Victimologists who have experienced victimization can conduct rigorous research by embracing subjectivity. This insider research offers unique insights, challenging traditional scientific objectivity in victimology studies.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Criminology
- Sociology
Background:
- Victimization is prevalent, impacting many victimologists.
- Traditional research paradigms favor researcher detachment (outsider status).
- This creates challenges for studying victim populations when researchers have personal experience.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore epistemological and practical implications of insider victimological research.
- To identify lessons for victimologists and researchers regarding lived experience.
- To apply epistemological considerations to practical research methods.
Main Methods:
- Examination of insider/outsider research status.
- Analysis of objectivity/subjectivity through positivist and standpoint epistemologies.
- Deconstruction of dualisms in victimological research.
Main Results:
- Victimologists with lived experience can conduct valid research.
- Insider research presents both advantages and disadvantages.
- Subjectivity is inherent in all victimological research, regardless of insider status.
Conclusions:
- All victimologists can leverage subjectivity as a resource for objectivity.
- Consideration of location, emotions, bodies, and ethics enhances research.
- Embracing personal and participant subjectivity enriches victimological inquiry.
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