%0 Journal Article
%T Practising reflexivity: Ethics, methodology and theory construction
%A Supriya Subramani
%J Methodological Innovations
%@ 2059-7991
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2059799119863276
%X Reflexivity as a concept and practice is widely recognized and acknowledged in qualitative social science research. In this article, through an account of the ¡®reflexive moments¡¯ I encountered during my doctoral research, which employed critical theory perspective and constructivist grounded theory methodology, I elaborate how ethics, methodology and theory construction are intertwined. Further, I dwell on the significance of reflexivity, particularly in qualitative research analysing bioethics concepts. Through an account of the universal ethical principles that ¡®I¡¯, as a researcher, encounter, and a micro-analysis of the observed relationships that influence the theoretical construction and arguments developed, I explore the quandaries an ethics researcher undertaking a reflexive approach faces. I elucidate that reflexivity unveils ¨C for both researcher and reader ¨C how the researcher(s) arrive(s) at certain positions during the knowledge construction process. I conclude by stating that reflexivity demystifies the moral and epistemological stances of both the study and researcher(s)
%K Reflexivity
%K ethics
%K constructivist grounded theory
%K methodology
%K bioethics
%K qualitative research
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2059799119863276