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British Journal of Social Work (2003) 33, 177-190
© 2003 British Association of Social Workers

Joint Reviews: The Methodology in Action

Jill C. Humphrey

Jill Humphrey has recently returned to social work practice after seven years teaching and researching in higher education. The project reported in this paper was conducted whilst she was a Research Fellow in the Open University's Faculty of Social Sciences.

Correspondence to Jill Humphrey Family, Adoption and Family Finding Unit, 3 Unthank Road, Nowich NR2 2PA, UK. E-mail: jill.humphrey.socs{at}norfolk.gov.uk

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Joint Reviews form the crown of the regulatory apparatus in social services in England and Wales, and reviewers have crafted an impressive methodology to investigate the workings of social services authorities. My aim in this article is to expose and explore the social processes underpinning this methodology, drawing upon interviews with people on both sides of the regulatory fence and an ethnographic study of Joint Reviews in action. I shall discuss the cultural politics of regulatory research and demonstrate the ways in which communications and interpretations in the field can be constructed, confused, and contested. This is not an argument against regulation but rather a quest for greater reflexivity in regulation and research.


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