Still in the Thick of it: A Duoethnographic Account Navigating and Challenging the Institutional PhD Through Participatory and Action-Oriented Research

Raymond Hyma, Javier García Martínez, Global Peace and Security Centre, Monash University, The Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick, The School of Social Sciences, Monash University

Action Research

Published online on April 27, 2026

Abstract

Action Research, Ahead of Print.
Choosing to undertake participatory and action-oriented research within the constraints of a doctoral project remains relatively rare. Yet an increasing number of graduate students are challenging traditional trajectories and academic systems by pursuing ...