This book focuses on the place and purpose of emotions in the research process, and investigates the appropriate boundaries. Designed to explore how to manage the emotional content of research, the text serves as a supplement to qualitative research method courses, and is an excellent reference for the professional as well. It covers the risks and benefits for the process and those involved in it on an emotional and personal level and presents a multidisciplinary cross cultural approach with multinational contributors It also focuses on the place and purpose of emotions in the research process.