Surviving Field Research

Working in Violent and Difficult Situations
Herausgeber: Sriram, Chandra Lekha; Mertus, Julie A; King, John C

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How do we gain authentic information and generate credible knowledge from research in difficult places and from difficult audiences? Can we do this? Are there practical solutions to the challenges and barriers often put before us? This book guides researchers in conducting research in situations of violent conflict or human rights abuses.

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This text guides researchers in conducting research in situations of violent conflict or human rights abuses. It informs the reader of the ongoing debates about responsible scholarship and explains how to identify and address challenges in conducting qualitative research in difficult circumstances.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9780415489348
• ISBN-10: 0415489342
• Artikelnr.: 26607727

Autorenporträt

Chandra Lekha Sriram is Professor of Human Rights and Director of the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict at the University of East London, UK. John C. King is scholar-in-residence at the American University, USA. Julie A. Mertus is Associate Professor and Co-Director of the MA program in Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs at the American University, USA. Olga Martin-Ortega is Senior Research Fellow at the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict at the University of East London, UK. Johanna Herman is Research Fellow at the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict at the University of East London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Surviving Research Julie Mertus 2. Demystifying field
research John C. King Part 1: Ethics 3. Exceeding Scholarly Responsibility:
IRBs and Political Constraints Judy Hemming 4. Methods and Ethics with
Research Teams and NGOs: Comparing Experiences Across the Border of Rwanda
and Democratic Republic of Congo Elizabeth Levy Paluck 5. Maintenance of
Standards of Protection during Writeup and Publication Chandra Lekha Sriram
Part 2: Access 6. Got Trust? The Challenge of Gaining Access in Conflict
Zones Julie Norman 7. From Cell Phones to Coffee: Issues of Access in Egypt
Courtney Radsch 8. "That is not what we authorised you to do...": Access
and Government Interference in Highly Politicised Research Environments
Susan Thomson Part 3: Veracity 9. Researching Repellent Groups: Some
Methodological Considerations on How to Represent Militants, Radicals, and
Other Belligerents Carolyn Gallaher 10. Interpreting Truth and Lies in
Stories of Conflict and Violence Lee Ann Fujii Part 4: Security 11.
Maintenance of Personal Security: Ethical and Operational Issues Julie
Mertus 12. Impact on Research of Security Seeking Behaviour Amy Ross Part
5: Identity, Objectivity, Behaviour 13. Fieldwork, Objectivity, and the
Academic Enterprise Marie-Joelle Zahar 14. Dilemmas of Self-Representation
and Conduct in the Field Stephen Brown 15. There and Back: Surviving
Research in Violent and Difficult Situations Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna
Herman