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GAINING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS WHEN RESEARCHING SECURITY,
ORGANISED CRIME AND VIOLENCE
Conference: Security Challenges in an Evolving World Panel: Researching (In)security and Violence: Diffusion in Methodology Author: Verena Brähler PhD Candidate Institute of the Americas University College London
TABLE OF CONTENT
RESEARCHING SECURITY IN RIO DE JANEIRO
GAINING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS
CONCLUSION
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TABLE OF CONTENT
RESEARCHING SECURITY IN RIO DE JANEIRO
GAINING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS
CONCLUSION
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RESEARCHING SECURITY IN RIO DE JANEIRO
Inequality of Security
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Satisfaction with security
(percentage of ‘very satisfied’ and ‘satisfied’ responses)
How satisfied are you
with the security you
have today?
Gender MALE 46.7*
FEMALE 34.6*
Age 16 – 32 YEARS 34**
33 – 87 YEARS 50.5**
Race WHITE 46.2
NONWHITE 36.4
Religion CATHOLIC 52.6*
OTHER 36.5*
Income LOW 37.4
MIDDLE_HIGH 48
Economic class LOW 34.6*
MIDDLE_HIGH 50.5*
Education LOW_MIDDLE 49.2
MIDDLE_HIGH 37.2
Neighbourhood VID 63.6***
SANT 7.3***
CDA 30.4***
TAB 51.4***
BOT 27.7***
NL 63.8***
Total 40.8
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RESEARCHING SECURITY IN RIO DE JANEIRO
Oligopoly of Security
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Oligopoly of
Security
Military Police
Civil Police
Municipal Guards
Military
Federal Police FNSP
Private Security
Companies
Death Squads
Militias
Drug traffickers
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Military
police
BOPE UPP
Pacification
police
Civil
police
Municipal
guards
Military Private
security
companies
Militias Drug
traffickers
Most feared 2.1% 70.2% 25.5% 2.1%
Most violent 91.3% 8.7%
Biggest threat to
security
51.1% 4.3% 38.3% 6.4%
Most trusted 3.1% 6.3% 12.5% 3.1% 12.5% 3.1% 59.4%
Who should
provide security
6.1% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 30.3% 3.0% 51.5%
Who is providing
security
4.3% 93.6% 2.1%
Vidigal
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RESEARCHING SECURITY IN RIO DE JANEIRO
GAINING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS
CONCLUSION
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GAINING ACCESS
• What do I need to consider?
– Research context: country, location, topic, research participants, climate, culture
– Who you are: personality, outward appearance, clothes, foreign language skills
• Meeting people
– At conferences, seminars, public hearings, NGOs
– Snowballing
– Gatekeeper
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MAINTAINING ACCESS
• Time
• Continued engagement
• Managing relationships
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RESEARCHING SECURITY IN RIO DE JANEIRO
GAINING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS
CONCLUSION
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CONCLUSION
Some tips on how to gain and maintain access • Be honest • Be patient • Be yourself • Do not pretend you are one
of them • Make your homework • Know who you are talking to • Protect your data • Return kindness
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
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