Doing Fieldwork in Areas of International Intervention: A Guide to Research in Violent and Closed Contexts

Front Cover -- Series -- Doing Fieldwork In Areas Of International Intervention: A Fuide To Research In Violent And Closed Contexts -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures -- List Of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Doing Fieldwork In Areas Of International Intervention Into Violent And Closed Contexts -- Dilemmas Of Fieldwork- Based Intervention Research In Violent And Closed Contexts -- Control, Confusion And Failure In The Research Process -- Dilemmas Of Security And Risk -- Dilemmas Around Distance And Closeness Sensitivities Of Research With Vulnerable Or Marginalized Participants -- Notes -- References -- Part I Control And Confusion -- 2 Shifting Identities, Policy Networks, And The Practical And Ethical Challenges Of Gaining Access To The Field In Intervention -- Gaining Access To Policy Elites Working On Intervention -- The Consequences Of Access To Intervention Elites For Knowledge Production -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 Interpretivist Methods And Military Intervention Research: Using Interview Research To De-centre The 'intervener' Seeing Like Africom: Interpretivist Interview Research On Military Intervention -- Limitations Of, And Supplements To, Interview Research In Intervention Sites -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Interview As A Cultural Performance And The Value Of Surrendering Control -- Collecting Oral Information In Unfamiliar Contexts -- Spontaneity And Informality -- Informal Conversations Over Cups Of Tea -- Conclusions -- Note -- References -- 5 Unequal Research Relationships In Highly Insecure Places: Of Fear, Funds And Friendship -- 'will We Ever Be Friends?' -- 'respect Me!' -- .hey Ho, Let's Go!' Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Part Ii Security And Risk -- 6 The Politics Of Safe Research In Violent And Illiberal Contexts -- Regulating Research -- Side Effects Of Regulation -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 The Politics And Ethics Of Fieldwork In Post-conflict Environments: The Dilemmas Of A Vocational Approach -- Procedural Versus Practical Ethics -- 1. Safety: 'do No Harm' Or 'see No Evil'? -- 2. Positionality: Access To The Field Versus Partiality Of Research -- 3. Permission: Official Approval Versus Official Surveillance -- 4. Consent: Overt Versus Covert Approaches To Research 5. Collaboration: Co-production Of Knowledge Versus Sensible Distancing -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 8 Challenges Of Research In An Active Conflict Environment -- Safety And Research Ethics -- Leveraging Relationships In The Research Process: Understanding The Parameters -- Negotiating Access -- Preserving Research Quality: Flexibility, Methodological Rigour And Transparency In Research Design -- Operating In Environments Of Weak State Capacity And Ongoing Conflict -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References Edited By Berit Bliesemann De Guevara And Morten Boas. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. New York Available Via World Wide Web.