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Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Structure of the book -- Note -- References -- PART I: Stigma -- 2. Childhood disability and clothing: (un)dressing debates -- Chapter summary -- Introduction -- Children and clothing -- Childhood disability -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3. 'They should have stayed': blaming street children and disruption of the intergenerational contract -- Chapter summary -- Introduction -- Research context and methodology -- Street-living children and intergenerational contracts of responsibility -- Dirty bad-boys: why street children struggle for employment -- Relationships of reciprocity on the street -- Who is responsible for street children? -- Conclusion -- A note of acknowledgement -- Notes -- References -- 4. Subverting neighbourhood normalcy and the impacts on child wellbeing in Malta -- Chapter summary -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Findings: how children's wellbeing may differ according to the neighbourhood social processes and contextual norms in relation to their parents' marital status. -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. 'Bad children': international stigmatisation of children trained to kill during war and armed conflict -- Chapter summary -- Introduction -- The images of wartime initiation -- Child soldiers -- The profile and motivations of child soldiers -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- PART II: Work, education and activism -- 6. Other(ed) childhoods: supplementary schools and the politics of learning -- Chapter summary -- Introduction: going for gold… -- What are supplementary schools? -- The supplementary 'other' -- The differences within… -- Conclusion: other(ed) childhoods -- References.

For some decades now, human geography has sought to engage with the narratives of those deemed least powerful in society. This interest in the experiences of those who have traditionally been sidelined from political agendas has been part of move towards an increasingly critical approach to the social sciences, and ultimately as a way of using the academy as a tool for social justice. Researching the experiences of socially, politically and economically marginalised groups of people, is no longer a new endeavour. What is new, however, is the rapidity in the growth of interest of researchers seeking to engage with these populations, and the variety of the toolkit of methods, for research and analysis, available to support this engagement. Whilst this special edition seeks to draw out and explore a variety of novel approaches to research methods and practice, the particularly unique contribution presented by this publication is a candid exploration of the ethical challenges of engaging with populations identified as 'vulnerable' as expressed through the discussion of first-hand fieldwork experience.

Chapter One: Birth as/in unprecedented times -- Chapter 2: Locating risk and fear in childbirth -- Chapter 3: Whose knowledge matters and what knowledge counts: the role of knowledge and expectations in childbirth and perinatal experience -- Chapter 4: Risk and loss of autonomy during birth -- Chapter 5: Birthing in unprecedented times -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.

Introducing a broad range of innovative and creative qualitative methods, this accessible book shows you how to use them in research project while providing straightforward advice on how to approach every step of the process; from planning and organisation to writing up and disseminating research. The authors provide a complete toolkit for conducting research in this field, while rendering the most novel and cutting-edge methods unintimidating to the reader.