CENTRE FOR GLOBALISATION EDUCATION & SOCIAL FUTURES Frances GIAMPAPA The Politics of Researcher Identities: Opportunities and Challenges in Identities Research On-Line Papers – Copyright This online paper may be cited or briefly quoted in line with the usual academic conventions, and for personal use. However, this paper must not be published elsewhere (such as mailing lists, bulletin boards etc.) without the author’s explicit permission, or be used for commercial purposes or gain in any way. Please cite: Giampapa, F. (2016) The Politics of Researcher Identities: Opportunities and Challenges in Identities Research, in Preece, S. (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity, London: Routledge Published by the Centre for Globalisation, Education & Social Futures, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1JA, UK. Available: ed-gesf.com/publications/ University of Bristol, UK