Research Methods in Conflict Settings A View from Below
Research Methods in Conflict Settings: A View from Below by Dyan Mazurana, published by Cambridge University Press on July 22, 2013, is a comprehensive exploration of the challenges faced by researchers working in conflict-affected regions. This new edition, comprising 321 pages, delves into the necessity of incorporating the perspectives of local populations impacted by violence, rather than solely focusing on elite narratives. The book addresses the ethical, methodological, logistical, and security issues that arise in these unique research environments.
Readers will find a compilation of insights and lessons from experienced field researchers who have navigated the complexities of conducting studies in settings marked by violence and social fragmentation. The volume emphasizes the importance of safeguarding the interests of both research subjects and researchers, offering practical options and techniques for studying the experiences of individuals affected by conflict. Topics such as human rights, social science, and the dynamics of violence in society are woven throughout the discussions, providing a nuanced understanding of the realities faced by those living in crisis situations.
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Increasing numbers of researchers are now 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 – and it is this “view from below” that this volume’s authors seek to share. Yet conducting rigorous research in these kinds of field contexts presents a range of ethical, methodological, logistical, and security challenges not usually confronted in non-conflict field contexts. This volume compiles a rich variety of lessons learned by experienced field researchers, many of whom have faced demanding situations characterized by violence, profound and well-grounded distrust, and social fragmentation. The authors’ offer options, ideas, and techniques 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.
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