disadvantage.’ 10 However, with practical matters such as time restraints, interviews were conducted with the help of translators from the organization, both of the same age bracket as participants, who therefore helped reduce the distance between researcher and participants. The questions asked during the focus groups can be found in the appendix at the end of this thesis. Ethical considerations Finally, ethical considerations were an essential part of this research. With any field research ethics must be carefully considered, particularly when interviews are involved in the research process. Davies breaks down relationships involved in social research into five categories: between researcher and sponsor; researcher and various gatekeepers; researcher and their colleagues (and their discipline); researcher and the general public; and finally, researcher and research participants.11 Ethics are of particular concern for the latter category as this includes the research encounter itself, and will potentially have the most ethical implications. The following points were considered when conducting field research:  Verbal consent will be given by all interviewees who wish to take part, and information regarding the project and what it will be used for will be given before any conversation.  History of aggression in Myanmar towards those who speak out about politics could cause subjects to fear speaking openly about such issues as hate speech and political figures/ the government, therefore interviews and comments will be anonymous unless they wish otherwise.  Due to the sensitive nature of politics in Myanmar, particularly with the upcoming election, interviews will be subject to the depth of which the interviewees wish to discuss. 10 Malinowski, B., (2001) Malinowski Among the Magi: The Natives of Mailu, Volume 1, Psychology Press, pp.108,109. 11 Davies, (1999) p.46. - 11 -