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This paper starts with the ethical dilemma that appears when researchers end data collection, start to analyse the material, and construct the narrative of the thesis. This is the moment when the research subject might become objectified. Although this is a well-recognised dilemma, the aim of this paper is to investigate this in relation to ethnographic studies in social work in order to further develop some aspects of this ‘old’ dilemma. Three prominent texts on the topics of representation, disclosure, and understanding are used in an analysis of two ethnographic observations in different social work settings. A conclusion is that the main challenge for the ethnographic researcher in social work is the fact that they often write concurrently about people in unequal positions. Hierarchies and power relations have to be part of the question about how to write without objectifying. This fact places the researcher in a position of ambiguity because they act on both sides, including both those who are in privileged positions and those who are considered vulnerable groups. Hence, the ethical dilemma not only includes the relation between the researcher and the research subject, but also inter-party relations between research subjects in different power positions.

From Experience to Text: Issues of Representation, Disclosure, and Understanding in Ethnographic Social Work Research