2025/02/09 by Stratis Andreas Efthymiou · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Cyprus History, Politics, Society #Island Studies and Pacific Affairs #Peacebuilding and International Security
paper · doi:10.1177/14687941241306220
openalex publication_date 2025/02/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/27
This article addresses issues arising while conducting interviews that cross risky social and political boundaries. Drawing on the author's experiences interviewing representatives of the two major ultra-nationalist political parties in Cyprus for a case study, I discuss this type of research's intended and unintended implications and consequences by focusing on rapport, trust and risk. The case study illustrates how these factors became the most critical elements in conducting interviews with these radical groups. Lessons learned from this case study can serve as valuable methodological guides for future research in similar contexts.