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.