Consultancy: A Different Gate to the Field
Maria Heimer and Stig Thøgersen (Edited )," Doing Fieldwork in China", NiaS press, pp.168-188. 2006
13 Pages Posted: 4 Dec 2014
Date Written: December 3, 2014
Abstract
Consultancy has emerged in Chinese studies in recent years as a new gate into the field. The aim of consultancy fieldwork is to work and engage with local actors, train local officials, and provide knowledge and resources for local projects. This type of fieldwork involves frequent trips to villages, towns and townships, or urban residential committees, and scholars and experts are required to attend work meetings on concrete policy and planning, which are quite different from academic workshops or conferences.
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