Surviving Field Research

1. Introduction: Surviving Research Julie Mertus  2. Demystifying field research John C. King  Part 1: Ethics  3. Exceeding Scholarly Responsibility: IRBs and political constraints Judy Hemming  4. Methods and ethics with research teams and NGOs: Comparing experiences across the border of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo Elizabeth Levy Paluck  5. Maintenance of standards of protection during writeup and publication Chandra Lekha Sriram  Part 2: Access  6. Got Trust?  The Challenge of Gaining Access in Conflict Zones Julie Norman  7. From Cell Phones to Coffee:  Issues of Access in Egypt Courtney Radsch  8. "That is not what we authorised you to do…": Access and government interference in highly politicised research environments Susan Thomson  Part 3: Veracity  9. Researching repellent groups:  Some methodological considerations on how to represent militants, radicals, and other belligerents Carolyn Gallaher  10. Interpreting truth and lies in stories of conflict and violence Lee Ann Fujii  Part 4: Security  11: Maintenance of personal security: ethical and operational issues Julie Mertus  12. Impact on research of security seeking behaviour Amy Ross  Part 5: Identity, objectivity, behaviour  13. Fieldwork, Objectivity, and the Academic Enterprise Marie-Joelle Zahar  14. Dilemmas of Self-Representation and Conduct in the Field Stephen Brown  15. There and back: Surviving research in violent and difficult situations Olga Martin-Ortega and Johanna Herman