Intro -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Why This Book -- Who We Are -- What Is the Authoritarian Field? -- How We Experience Authoritarianism -- Beyond 'Westerners' and 'Locals' -- How We Wrote This Book -- Who This Book Is For -- References -- Chapter 2: Entering the Field -- Ethics Procedures -- Gaining Entry: Permits and Visas -- Constrained Choices -- Not So Dangerous -- And Yet It Can Be Dangerous -- Assessing Risk in Advance -- Going the Anthropologist Way -- Encountering the Security Apparatus -- Data Security Trade-Offs -- Chapter Conclusion: Planning Ahead and Accepting Risk -- References -- Chapter 3: Learning the Red Lines -- Hard Red Lines -- Fluid Lines -- Depoliticizing the Research -- Wording -- Getting Locals to Vet Your Wording -- Behaviors -- Shifting Red Lines-Closures -- Shifting Red Lines-Openings -- Chapter Conclusion: Navigating the Red Lines -- References -- Chapter 4: Building and Maintaining Relations in the Field -- Building Connections -- Local Collaborators -- Refusals -- Testing the Waters -- Work with What You Have -- Where to Meet -- Triangulation, Not Confrontation -- Sensitive Information -- Being Manipulated -- Doing Things in Return -- Chapter Conclusion: Patience, Trust, and Recognition -- References -- Chapter 5: Mental Impact -- Targeted Surveillance -- Stress, Fear, and Paranoia -- Betrayal and Disenchantment -- Hard Stories -- The Field Stays with Us -- Attending to and Coping with Mental Impact -- Pressure to Get Results -- Positive Mental Impact -- Chapter Conclusion: Talk About It -- References -- Chapter 6: Writing It Up -- The Call for Transparency -- Interviews with 'Ordinary People' -- Interviews with 'Expert Informants' -- Interviews with 'Spokespersons' -- Protective Practices -- Off-the-Record Information -- Anonymity vs. Transparency.

Transparency About Our Practices, Not Our Respondents -- A Culture of Controlled Sharing -- Archiving Our Transcripts -- Writing, Dissemination, and Future Access -- Chapter Conclusion: Shifting the Transparency Debate -- References -- Dos and Don'ts in the Authoritarian Field -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Entering the Field -- Chapter 3 Learning the Red Lines -- Chapter 4 Building and Maintaining Relations in the Field -- Chapter 5 Mental Impact -- Chapter 6 Writing It Up.

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