Surviving field research
Subtitle: working in violent and difficult situations
By: edited by Chandra Lekha Sriram ... [et al.].
Contributors: Sriram, Chandra Lekha, 1971-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780415489348; 9780415489355; 9780203875278
Subjects: Social conflict -- Research; Ethnic conflict -- Research; Violence -- Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: surviving research / Julie Mertus; title: Demystifying field research / John C. King; title: Exceeding scholarly responsibility : IRBs and political constraints / Judy Hemming; title: Methods and ethics with research teams and NGOs : comparing experiences across the border of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo / Elizabeth Levy Paluck; title: Maintenance of standards of protection during writeup and publication / Chandra Lekha Sriram; title: Got trust? : the challenge of gaining access in conflict zones / Julie Norman; title: From cell phones to coffee : issues of access in Egypt / Courtney Radsch; title: "That is not what we authorised you to do" : access and government interference in highly politicised research environments / Susan Thomson; title: Researching repellent groups : some methodological considerations on how to represent militants, radicals, and other belligerents / Carolyn Gallaher; title: Interpreting truth and lies in stories of conflict and violence / Lee Ann Fujii; title: Maintenance of personal security : ethical and operational issues / Julie Mertus; title: Impact on research of security seeking behaviour / Amy Ross; title: Fieldwork, objectivity, and the academic enterprise / Marie-Joelle Zahar; title: Dilemmas of self-representation and conduct in the field / Stephen Brown; title: There and back : surviving research in violent and difficult situations / Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman.