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Title:

Researching conflict in Africa : insights and experiences / edited by Elisabeth Porter ... [et al.].

Publisher:

United Nations University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xiii, 170 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Social conflict--Research--Africa.
Ethnic conflict--Research--Africa.
Violence--Research--Africa.
Research--Moral and ethical aspects--Africa.

Other Authors:

Porter, Elisabeth J.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction / Eghosa Osaghae and Gillian Robinson -- Insider-outsider issues in researching violent and divided societies / Marie Smyth -- Preventing and managing violent conflict : the role of the researcher / Albrecht Schnabel -- The role and function of research in a divided society : a case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria / Bolanle Akande Adetoun -- Methodological lessons : working with Liberian and Togolese refugees in Ghana / Dominic Agyeman -- Applying social work practice to the study of ethnic militias : the Oduduwa People's Congress in Nigeria / Isaac Olawale Albert -- Researching ethno-political conflicts and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Arsene Mwaka Bwenge -- Accessing the child's voice : methods used in South Africa / Jacqui Gallinetti -- Certainty, subjectivity, and truth : reflections on the ethics of wartime research in Angola / J. Zoë Wilson -- Gender research in violently divided societies : methods and ethics of "international" researchers in Rwanda / Erin K. Baines -- Conclusion: Reflections on contemporary research in Africa / Elisabeth Porter.

ISBN:

9789280811193 (pbk.)
9280811193 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61285517

LCCN:

2005022850

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)