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1 online resource (411 pages) |
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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 divided societies; 2 Preventing and managing violent conflict: The role of the researcher; Part 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 |
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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 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 |
| Summary |
Parts of Africa experience persistent violence and seemingly intractable confl icts. These generally have deep historical roots dating to colonial periods and before, and many of them have become more destructive in the post-Cold war period. These violent confl icts have drawn researchers seeking to determine and explain why con-fl icts are prevalent, what makes them intensify, and how confl icts can be resolved. However much of the literature on research methodology does not address the complexities of con-ducting research in the midst of violent confl ict and massive ethno-political disputes |
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Print version record |
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Equality.
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Poverty.
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Quality of life.
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Social indicators.
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Well-being.
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Poverty
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Quality of Life
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poverty.
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quality of life.
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Equality.
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Poverty.
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Quality of life.
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Social indicators.
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Well-being.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Clarke, Matthew
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Smyth, Marie
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| ISBN |
9789280870992 |
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9280870998 |
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