New Article on Ethical Challenges in Dementia Care Research

A new article by Nicole Dalmer and co-author Gro Øydgard has been published in Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research.

The article, titled “Navigating the local and the translocal with institutional ethnography: Exploring ethical grey areas in the relationship between researcher and standpoint informants in dementia care research,” reflects Dalmer’s ongoing commitment to exploring the complexities of aging and care through innovative qualitative approaches.

In this piece, Dalmer and Øydgard engage with institutional ethnography to examine how researchers negotiate ethical and relational challenges when working with standpoint informants in dementia care. Their work sheds light on the “grey areas” of ethics, spaces where the relational, emotional, and institutional dimensions of research intersect. The article underscores the importance of reflexivity and sensitivity in studying vulnerable populations, and demonstrates how institutional ethnography can illuminate the often invisible structures shaping care practices.

By bringing attention to both the local experiences of informants and the broader translocal forces that shape them, this research contributes to critical conversations in dementia studies, ethics, and qualitative methodology. The publication reflects Dalmer’s broader scholarly goal of reimagining research practices to better align with the lived realities of older adults, their caregivers, and the researchers who engage with them.

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