Trades in different worlds: listening to refugee voices

The author spent a year amongst Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, using questionnaire surveys, PRA and anthropological participant observation methods in her research. The paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the different research methods, and explores questions of validity, appropriateness and complementarity. The experience demonstrated that PRA and anthropology can be of mutual benefit in enhancing a critical self-awareness and understanding of complex realities.