... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Africa Ethnography Reflexivity Transport Field studies Qualitative research methods Go-along Ride-along It was a typical hot and humid day in Dar es Salaam, the bustling city of close to 5m people, not far from the equator...

...’ own experiences in the field, the authors demonstrate the way the use of adaptive methods is crucial for junior researchers to overcome unforeseen obstacles and day-to-day difficulties presented by field studies in volatile locations. Finally, the authors address the gap in the methodological...