Researching conflict in Africa insights and experiences / [electronic resource] :
edited by Elisabeth Porter ... [et al.].
- Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, 2005.
- xiii, 170 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Insider-outsider issues in researching violent and divided societies / Preventing and managing violent conflict : the role of the researcher / The role and function of research in a divided society : a case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria / Methodological lessons : working with Liberian and Togolese refugees in Ghana / Applying social work practice to the study of ethnic militias : the Oduduwa People's Congress in Nigeria / Researching ethno-political conflicts and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Accessing the child's voice : methods used in South Africa / Certainty, subjectivity, and truth : reflections on the ethics of wartime research in Angola / Gender research in violently divided societies : methods and ethics of "international" researchers in Rwanda / Conclusion: Reflections on contemporary research in Africa / Eghosa Osaghae and Gillian Robinson -- Marie Smyth -- Albrecht Schnabel -- Bolanle Akande Adetoun -- Dominic Agyeman -- Isaac Olawale Albert -- Arsène Mwaka Bwenge -- Jacqui Gallinetti -- J. Zoë Wilson -- Erin K. Baines -- Elisabeth Porter.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Social conflict--Research--Africa. Ethnic conflict--Research--Africa. Violence--Research--Africa. Research--Moral and ethical aspects--Africa.