Thanks for the reply
The ball is only just starting to roll so I am still in the phase of registration. My supervisor, or director of studies is very helpful when I can get a reply from him. The last time we spoke we talked about who else could supervise, as well as him. The one I have suggested is very helpful and always easy to track down.

I am interested in the deployment of power, not just in the traditional Foucauldian sense, but also human affect - why do practitioners deploy certain discourses, what is the affect behind the deployment. It is a grounded theory approach so my interest has to be kept as sensitive as I can and just go with the flow.

I work pt as a drug practitioner, so I am in the field, so to speak. As I said, I am at the begining and my supervisor wants me to just think about my methods and how I plan to uncover what I need to, and just start writing my methods chapter, mainly summarising grounded theory.

It is nice to get some identification.

I am at the start of my PhD (Sociology). The area of interest is Drug treatment (addiction) and the deployment of power within it. I was sat with my supervisor yesterday talking about research methods and grounded theory, though most of what he said went over the top of my head, left me thinking am I in the right place. What I did notice, he wanted to take my research into a different direction, or rather add another dimension to it.

Overall I am really keen to push on. Though what I have noticed is that I dont 'feel' like a PhD student, mostly because I have just finished my Ba and wondering whether it is a big leap up, or whether it takes time to get up there, or where ever there is.

I am just about to start a part-time PhD, so I thought would be helpful to join this forum. Relate to alot of the other posts - for me, I am very excited about it, however, my educational background is not brilliant, as a late bloomer I'm still learning alot about academic life, therefore this early phase is alot to do with a feeling of lack of confidence. I have just finished my first degree in Sociology and very enthusiastic about starting this PhD.