Researching controversial and sensitive issues: using visual vignettes to explore farmers' attitudes towards the control of bovine tuberculosis in England

Naylor, Rhiannon, Maye, Damian, Ilbery, Brian, Enticott, Gareth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5510-9597 and Kirwan, James 2014. Researching controversial and sensitive issues: using visual vignettes to explore farmers' attitudes towards the control of bovine tuberculosis in England. Area 46 (3) , pp. 285-293. 10.1111/area.12113

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Abstract

This paper addresses the potential difficulties associated with researching controversial and/or sensitive issues. Drawing on the findings from in-depth interviews with farmers, the paper provides a reflexive commentary on the use of visual vignettes to explore farmers' attitudes towards the control of bovine tuberculosis in England – currently a highly controversial subject. Five short video clips were shown to interviewees to prompt discussions about different aspects of disease control, including methods to vaccinate and cull badgers. Visual vignettes have not been used widely outside the fields of health and social care. The method is used here to encourage interviewees to discuss sensitive issues related to badger control, including their trust in various stakeholders involved in the management of bovine tuberculosis, their own knowledge and understanding about disease control, and their attitudes towards control methods. The results suggest that visual vignettes have a number of advantages that could benefit research in human geography and the wider social sciences.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Uncontrolled Keywords:	England;bovine TB;badger culling;badger vaccination;visual vignettes;semi-structured interviews;controversial and/or sensitive issues;farmers' attitudes
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2022 08:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/71169

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