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In Praise of Field Work: An Autobiographical Note

Abstract The author’s personal experiences in field work in four different countries and on a variety of projects are reported. These experiences demonstrate the advantages of doing one’s own field work, or, at least, to participate in the initial phases of team research. In this context the phenomen of serendipity, i.e. unexpected by-products (or “spin-off”), in field work done by oneself is dealt with, as well as the experience that what one has learned in one project sometimes is helpful in other, seemingly quite unrelated, research. It is also a great asset in teaching. Finally it is shown, by a few examples, that the sociologist should not be afraid of “trespassing” on neighboring disciplines, especially history.