Research with experimental games: questioning practice and interpretation

Jackson, Cecile (2011) Research with experimental games: questioning practice and interpretation. Progress in Development Studies, 11 (3). pp. 229-241.

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Abstract

Experimental methods in general, and games in particular, are increasingly significant in development economics, but have had rather a limited and partial engagement with anthropology. Given the multidisciplinary character of development studies, it is timely to consider the potential of experimental games for multi-methods development research. Here I give a brief account of experimental economics and key games, for newcomers, followed by a critical discussion of the game methods as applied in a large and influential set of cross-cultural studies by (predominantly) anthropologists working with evolutionist paradigms. I conclude with a wider reflection on core assumptions in the experimental approach which need re-thinking from a broader base in social theory.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Gender and Development Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Experimental Economics (former - to 2017)
Depositing User:	Abigail Dalgleish
Date Deposited:	14 Apr 2011 13:10
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2024 15:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/29334
DOI:	10.1177/146499341001100304

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