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Researching Conflict in Africa : Insights and Experiences

Porter, Elisabeth J., 1955-

Robinson, Gillian ; Smyth, Marie

Tokyo : United Nations University Press, 2006

1 Online-Ressource (186 Seiten)

Englisch

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""I Researching violently divided societies: Ethical, methodological, and policy issues""; ""1 Insider- outsider issues in researching violent and divided societies""; ""2 Preventing and managing violent conflict: The role of the researcher""; ""II Researching ethnic conflict and violent division: African case studies""; ""3 The role and function of research in a divided society: A case study of the Niger- Delta region of Nigeria""

""4 Methodological lessons: Working with Liberian and Togolese refugees in Ghana""""5 Applying social work practice to the study of ethnic militias: The Oduduwa People's Congress in Nigeria""; ""6 Researching ethno- political conflicts and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo""; ""7 Accessing the child's voice: Methods used in South Africa""; ""8 Certainty, subjectivity, and truth: Reflections on the ethics of wartime research in Angola""; ""9 Gender research in violently divided societies: Methods and ethics of '' international'' researchers in Rwanda""

""Conclusion: Reflections on contemporary research in Africa""""Index""

Description based upon print version of record

Druckausg.: Researching conflict in Africa

978-92-808-7099-2 (21.38 NL); 978-92-808-1119-3

978-92-808-1119-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

83905436X

OCoLC: 437160000 (aus SWB)      ; OCoLC: 65471596 (aus SWB)      ; OCoLC: 1047821913 (aus SWB)     

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MI 10968      Ähnliche Literatur

HN780.Z9 S628 2005eb ; HN780.Z9.S628 2005eb

303.607206 ; 303.6/072/06

Basisklassifikation: 15.92 (Afrika südlich der Sahara) <Geschichte> ; 89.58 (Politische Gewalt)

*Afrika ; Minderheitenfrage ; Ethnizität ; Gewalt ; Aufsatzsammlung      Zum Register

GND-Schlagwörter: Subsaharisches Afrika ; Konflikt ; Ursache ; Gewalttätigkeit ; Minderheitenfrage ; Konfliktregelung ; Fallstudie ; Angola ; Demokratische Republik Kongo ; Nigeria ; Ruanda ; Südafrika

LOC-SH: Electronic books ; Electronic books

Social conflict ; Equality ; Poverty ; Quality of life ; Social indicators ; Well-being ; Social conflict ; Research ; Africa ; Electronic books

CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Researching violently divided societies:Ethical, methodological, and policy issues; 1 Insider-outsider issues in researching violent and dividedsocieties; 2 Preventing and managing violent conflict: The role of theresearcher; Part II: Researching ethnic conflict and violent division:African case studies; 3 The role and function of research in a divided society: A casestudy of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria; 4 Methodological lessons: Working with Liberian and Togoleserefugees in Ghana

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5 Applying social work practice to the study of ethnic militias:The Oduduwa People's Congress in Nigeria6 Researching ethno-political conflicts and violence in theDemocratic Republic of Congo; 7 Accessing the child's voice: Methods used in South Africa; 8 Certainty, subjectivity, and truth: Reflections on the ethics ofwartime research in Angola; 9 Gender research in violently divided societies: Methods andethics of ''international'' researchers in Rwanda; Conclusion: Reflections on contemporary research in Africa; Index