Research Methods in Conflict Settings
A View from Below
Dyan Mazurana editor Karen Jacobsen editor Lacey Andrews Gale editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:11th Dec '14
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This volume compiles lessons learned by field researchers, many of whom have faced demanding situations characterized by violence, distrust and social fragmentation.
This volume compiles lessons learned by field researchers who have faced violence, distrust and social fragmentation. It offers options for studying the situations of people affected by conflict and, by focusing on ethical and security issues, seeks ways to safeguard the interests and integrity of the research 'subjects,' the researchers and their teams.Increasing numbers of researchers are working in regions experiencing high levels of conflict or crisis, or among populations that have fled violent conflict to become refugees or internally displaced persons. Understanding these conflicts and their aftermath should be shaped not only by the victors and their elite companions but also by the local people whose daily lives become intertwined with the conflict - this 'view from below' is explored in this volume. Conducting rigorous research in these contexts presents a range of ethical, methodological, logistical and security challenges not usually confronted in non-conflict field contexts. This volume compiles lessons learned by experienced field researchers, many of whom have faced demanding situations characterized by violence, distrust and social fragmentation. The authors offer options for studying the situations of people affected by conflict and, by focusing on ethical and security issues, seek ways to safeguard the interests and integrity of the research 'subjects' and of the researchers and their teams.
ISBN: 9781107502819
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
Weight: 460g
342 pages