Researching Peace, Conflict, and Power in the Field : Methodological Challenges and Opportunities

This edited volume offers useful resources for researchers conducting fieldwork in various global conflict contexts, bringing together a range of international voices to relay important methodological challenges and opportunities from their experiences. The book provides an extensive account of how people do conflict research in difficult contexts, critically evaluating what it means to do research in the field and what the role of the researcher is in that context. Among the topics discussed:* Conceptualizing the interpreter in field interviews in post-conflict settings * Data collection with indigenous people * Challenges to implementation of social psychological interventions * Researching children and young people’s identity and social attitudes * Insider and outsider dynamics when doing research in difficult contexts * Working with practitioners and local organizations __Researching Peace, Conflict, and Power in the Field__is a valuable guide for students and scholars interested in conflict research, social psychologists, and peace psychologists engaged in conflict-related fieldwork. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction (Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, Sigrun Marie Moss, Özden Melis Uluğ)....Pages 1-6 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Conducting Field Research Amid Violence: Experiences From Colombia (Laura K. Taylor, Manuela Nilsson, Paola Forero, Maria Angelica Restrepo)....Pages 9-28 Keepers of Local Know-How in Conflict: Conversations Between Research Assistant and Researcher (Sigrun Marie Moss, Hajj Mohammed Hajj)....Pages 29-48 Conceptualizing the Interpreter in Field Interviews in Post-Conflict Settings: Reflections From Psychological Research in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Inger Skjelsbæk)....Pages 49-61 Doing Research on Turkish-Armenian Relations in Turkey, Armenia, and the Armenian Diaspora: The Challenges and Opportunities of Turkish Researchers in the Field (Mehmet Karasu, Özden Melis Uluğ)....Pages 63-83 Confronting Conflicting Attitudes About Racial Bias in the United States: How Communicator Identities Shape Audience Reception (Keith B. Maddox, Chelsea S. Crittle, Samuel R. Sommers, Linda R. Tropp)....Pages 85-102 Front Matter ....Pages 103-103 Data Collection With Indigenous People: Fieldwork Experiences From Chile (Ana Figueiredo, Carolina Rocha, Pietro Montagna)....Pages 105-127 On the Borders: Research with Refugees of Conflict (Khalifah Alfadhli, John Drury)....Pages 129-148 Taking Sides With Swedish Protesters: Gaining and Maintaining Trust in the Field (Sara Vestergren, John Drury)....Pages 149-171 Field Research on Collective Victimization in the Indian Subcontinent: Challenges and Strategies for Navigation (Rashmi Nair, Sramana Majumdar)....Pages 173-195 Kurdish Alevis in the Turkish-Kurdish Peace Process: Reflections on Conducting Research in Turkey’s “Buffer Zone” (Yasemin Gülsüm Acar)....Pages 197-212 Front Matter ....Pages 213-213 Implementing Social-Psychological Interventions in the Field: Insights From the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Roni Porat, Tamar Saguy)....Pages 215-231 Sense and Sensitivities: Researching Children and Young People’s Identity and Social Attitudes in a Divided Society (Stephanie Burns, Danielle Blaylock, Laura K. Taylor, Shelley McKeown)....Pages 233-258 The Benefits and Challenges of Randomized Control Trials in Conflict Environments: Reflections From a Scholar-Practitioner (Rebecca Wolfe)....Pages 259-280 Front Matter ....Pages 281-281 When Research, Identity and Context Merge: A Reflexive Assessment on Studying Peace During Conflict (Aydın Bayad, Aslı Aydemir)....Pages 283-300 A Reflection on the Politics of Knowledge Production at South African Universities: When Black Identity Meets Legacies of Institutional Racism (Sibusiso Maseko)....Pages 301-319 Being a Wanderer, Stranger, Public Enemy and a “Useful Idiot”: A Few Personal Remarks on Performing and Communicating Psychological Research in Conflicted Areas (Michał Bilewicz)....Pages 321-341 Recovering the Everyday Within and for Decolonial Peacebuilding Through Politico-Affective Space (Shahnaaz Suffla, Nick Malherbe, Mohamed Seedat)....Pages 343-364 Concluding Remarks (Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, Sigrun Marie Moss, Özden Melis Uluğ)....Pages 365-367 Back Matter ....Pages 369-383 "This edited volume offers useful resources for researchers conducting fieldwork in various global conflict contexts, bringing together a range of international voices to relay important methodological challenges and opportunities from their experiences. The book provides an extensive account of how people do conflict research in difficult contexts, critically evaluating what it means to do research in the field and what the role of the researcher is in that context. Among the topics discussed: Conceptualizing the interpreter in field interviews in post-conflict settings; Data collection with indigenous people; Challenges to implementation of social psychological interventions; Researching children and young people's identity and social attitudes; Insider and outsider dynamics when doing research in difficult contexts; Working with practitioners and local organizations. Researching Peace, Conflict, and Power in the Field is a valuable guide for students and scholars interested in conflict research, social psychologists, and peace psychologists engaged in conflict-related fieldwork."-- Provided by publisher