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Field Experiments in the Global South: Assessing Risks, Localizing Benefits, and Addressing Positionality

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Biz Herman
Affiliation:
University of California–Berkeley, USA
Amma Panin
Affiliation:
University of Louvain, Belgium
Elizabeth Iams Wellman
Affiliation:
Williams College, USA
Graeme Blair
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Lindsey D. Pruett
Affiliation:
Cornell University, USA
Ken Ochieng’ Opalo
Affiliation:
Georgetown University, USA
Hannah M. Alarian
Affiliation:
University of Florida, USA
Allison N. Grossman
Affiliation:
Stanford University, USA
Yvonne Tan
Affiliation:
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Alex P. Dyzenhaus
Affiliation:
Cornell University, USA
Nicholas Owsley
Affiliation:
University of Chicago, USA
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Field Experiments: Thinking Through Identity and Positionality
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 55 , Issue 4 , October 2022 , pp. 769 - 772
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