Insider/Outsider Issues: Reflections on Qualitative Research

Authors

Rita Komalasari, University of Yarsi, IndonesiaFollow
Nurhayati Nurhayati, University of Prasetiya Mulya, Indonesia
Cecep Mustafa, University of Stirling, UK

Abstract

In this report, we present some of the "outsider/insider" issues involved when carrying out qualitative research with the judiciary, a neglected area within the methodological account. This report highlights the tensions in the research process and interviewing is a former court judge and later doctoral student, then interviewing other court judges. Our position as "outsider/insider" had implications for our ability to understand the terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms used by the participants and the issues raised by them that were specific to the Indonesian court setting. This article contributes to an examination of the ways in which our ethical appraisal navigates our whole methodology.

Keywords

ethical considerations, insider/outsider issues, qualitative research

Author Bio(s)

Rita Komalasari is a Researcher at the University of Yarsi, Indonesia. She is interested in qualitative research. Please direct correspondence to rita.komalasari2012@gmail.com.

Nurhayati is a Researcher at the University of Prasetiya Mulya, Indonesia. She is interested in qualitative research. Please direct correspondence to nurhayati.phd1@gmail.com.

Cecep Mustafa is a Researcher at the University of Stirling, United Kingdom. He is interested in qualitative research. Please direct correspondence to cecepmustafa97@gmail.com.

Publication Date

3-11-2022

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5259

Recommended APA Citation

Komalasari, R., Nurhayati, N., & Mustafa, C. (2022). Insider/Outsider Issues: Reflections on Qualitative Research. The Qualitative Report, 27(3), 744-751. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5259

ORCID ID

https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-9963-2363