Cramer, Christopher, Hammond, Laura and Pottier, Johan, eds. (2011) Researching Violence in Africa: Ethical and Methodological Challenges. Leiden: Brill. (Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies)
Abstract
Researching violence and conflict can be challenging for a variety of reasons, including security risks to researchers and informants, restricted or lack of access to informants and field sites, and poor reliability of official data. Traditional methodological approaches may need to be adapted, and new methods may be called for. In addition, such research carries ethical challenges about representation of informants and information and possible use of the research for harmful ends. This book, drawing on research conducted throughout Africa in conflict zones and other insecure environments, considers the everyday dilemmas researchers face. It provides essential contributions to ongoing challenging debates about the use of alternative and mixed methods in social science research.
| Item Type: | Edited Book or Journal Volume |
|---|---|
| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > Department of Development Studies |
| ISBN: | 9789004203129 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004203129.i-184 |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2015 20:12 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/21131 |
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