Doing Fieldwork in Areas of International Intervention

Download or read book Doing Fieldwork in Areas of International Intervention written by Bøås, Morten and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using detailed insights from those with first-hand experience of conducting research in areas of international intervention and conflict, this handbook provides essential practical guidance for researchers and students embarking on fieldwork in violent, repressive and closed contexts. Contributors detail their own experiences from areas including the Congo, Sudan, Yemen, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Myanmar, inviting readers into their reflections on mistakes and hard-learned lessons. Divided into sections on issues of control and confusion, security and risk, distance and closeness and sex and sensitivity, they look at how to negotiate complex grey areas and raise important questions that intervention researchers need to consider before, during and after their time on the ground.