Social research in conflict-affected areas
Date:
27/05/2016
Organised by:
University of Sussex
Presenter:
Dr Nigel Eltringham
Level:
Intermediate (some prior knowledge)
Contact:
esrcdtc@sussex.ac.uk 01273877376
Description:
Fri 27 May 1000 - 1700
The workshop explores the particular methodological issues that face social scientists conducting research in conflict affected zones. In the mid-1990s a seminal volume edited by Carolyn Nordstrom and Antonius Robben (Fieldwork Under Fire: Contemporary Studies of Violence and Culture California 1996) drew attention to the particular ethical and personal dilemmas anthropologists (and social scientists in general) face when conducting research in conflict affected areas. Recent volumes demonstrate the on-going importance of such reflection (Surviving Field Research: Working in Violent and Difficult Situations Routledge 2009; Research Methods in Conflict Settings: A View from Below CUP 2013). Drawing on ‘best practice’ developed by NGOs working in such contexts and individual case studies, the workshop will consider the generic problems that research in conflict affected areas poses for researchers and will explore the strategies and responses that have been adopted. At the end of the workshop participants will have a clear understanding of the following key issues: ethical dilemmas; security of researchers and respondents; coping with stress; and dilemmas of maintaining objectivity.
Cost:
Students from the universities of City, UEA, Essex, Goldsmiths, Kent, Reading, Roehampton, Royal Holloway, Surrey can book for the discounted price of £10.
All other students pay £30.
External staff £100.
Website and registration:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/doctoralschool/esrcdtc/training/socialresearchtraining
Region:
South East
Keywords:
Systematic Review, Hard to reach populations, Qualitative Approaches (other), conflict affected areas
Related publications and presentations:
Systematic Review
Hard to reach populations
Qualitative Approaches (other)