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Asked 25 September 2014

Does anyone know of articles on hiring cultural brokers/ intermediaries/local or indigenous people as research assistants/ interviewers?

I have been supervising a research project where several cultural brokers/intermediaries (with a personal background in migration) were hired as interviewers for a study on needs among recently arrived migrants. They were mainly hired because of their language skills and own experience. This brings up very specific ethical and methodological issues. So I was wondering if anyone has worked on a similar project or can suggest further readings on this topic. Thanks in advance!
Achilleas I. Kostoulas
University of Thessaly
Here's another one:
Hanssen, I. & Alpers, L. (2010). Interpreters in Intercultural Health Care Settings: Health professionals’ and professional interpreters’ cultural knowledge, and their reciprocal perception and collaboration. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 23. http://www.immi.se/intercultural/nr23/hanssen.htm
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