1. Introduction / Laura Camfield -- Section I. Relationships: 2. Ethics, Intimacy and Distance in Longitudinal, Qualitative Research: Experiences from Reality Check Bangladesh / Malin Arvidson -- 3. What's In It for us? Consent, Access and the Meaning of Research in a Qualitative Longitudinal Study / Rebecca Taylor, Malin Arvidson, Rob Macmillan, Andri Soteri-Proctor and Simon Teasdale -- 4. Going Back to Re-study Communities: Challenges and Opportunities / Graham Crow -- 5. Taking a Well-being Approach to Fisheries Research: Insights from a Sri Lankan Fishing Village and Relevance for Sustainable Fisheries / Sarah Coulthard, Lahiru Sandaruwan, Nasheera Paranamana and Dilanthi Koralgama -- Section II. Time and Changes over Time: 6. Researching Social Change and Continuity: A Complexity-Informed Study of Twenty Rural Community-Cases In Ethiopia 1994-2015 / Philippa Bevan; 7. Patterns of Socio-Economic Mobility In Rural Bangladesh: Lessons from Life History Interviews / Peter Davis; 8. Household Surveys: Using Qualitative Data to Enhance Our Understanding of Household Dynamics over Time / Pamela Nasirumbi, Janet Seeley, and Sian Floyd; 9. Using Qualitative and Panel Data to Create Durable Measures of Child Poverty and Well-being across Childhood / Keetie Roelen -- Section III. Analysis and Representation: 10. Epistemology and Ethics in Data Sharing and Analysis: A Critical Overview / Joanna Bornat; 11. Replication of Quantitative Work in Development Studies: Experiences and Suggestions / Maren Duvendack and Richard Palmer-Jones; 12. Replicating 'Sources of Slow Growth in African Economies" / Graham Davis; 13. Reflexive Relations and the Contested Creation of Epistemic Diversity in the Safe Motherhood Initiative / Dominique Béhague and Katerini Storeng; 14. Conclusion / Laura Camfield.

An expansion in funding for 'basic' research has provided space for development researchers to reflect on their practice and on their ethical responsibility to do research that is 'accountable and of the highest quality' (ESRC Framework 2006). The growth in qualitative as well as quantitative data archiving, which is now a requirement of many funders, brings these issues to the fore. For secondary data to be usable there needs to be a robust methodological account reflecting on the challenges of data production and the implications of these for potential conclusions. The recent emphasis on evidence-based policy making by DFID means it is doubly important to ensure that quantitative and qualitative studies make full disclosure of their methods of data production and analysis, although there is little guidance provided in relation to this. This volume responds to these challenges, drawing on best practice from other fields, and provides a fresh perspective on perennial debates such as how to integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches and the relationship between data and theory.