In social research some places and populations are disproportionately targeted by researchers. While relatively little work exists on the concept of over-research those accounts that do exist tend to focus on participant-based research relationships and not place-based research relationships. Using interdisciplinary approaches and fieldwork experiences from a recently completed qualitative study of urban multiculture in England we develop the over-research debates in three key ways. First, the notion of ‘over-research’ carries negative connotations and we reflect on these as well as the possibility of more nuanced readings of research encounters. Second, we develop a more relational analysis, in which place – the London Borough of Hackney – is understood to be an animating force in the research process. Third, we argue that our experiences of the research provide evidence that many of the participants in the project were adept and confident in their engagements with the research process. In this way, the article suggests, disproportionate research attention may foster not research fatigue but a more knowing and co-productive research relationship.
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机译：在社会研究中，研究人员将某些地方和人口作为目标。尽管关于过度研究的概念的工作很少，但那些确实存在的账户却倾向于关注基于参与者的研究关系，而不是基于场所的研究关系。利用跨学科的方法和最近完成的对英格兰城市多元文化的定性研究获得的实地考察经验，我们通过三种主要方式开展了过度研究辩论。首先，“过度研究”的概念带有负面含义，我们对此进行反思，以及对研究成果进行更细微的解读的可能性。其次，我们开发了一种更相关的分析，在该位置-哈克尼的伦敦自治市镇（London Borough of Hackney）被认为是研究过程中的推动力。第三，我们认为我们的研究经验提供了证据，表明该项目的许多参与者对他们参与研究过程都很熟练并且充满信心。该文章认为，通过这种方式，过多的研究关注可能不会促进研究疲劳，而会促进更多的知识和共同产生的研究关系。
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