{"product_id":"understanding-peace-research-1","title":"Understanding Peace Research","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis textbook provides a comprehensive overview of different methods and sources of information-gathering for peace and conflict students and researchers, as well as the challenges presented by such work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch on conflict-ridden societies carries special challenges for the collection and evaluation of information about the conflict and its actors. First, due to the nature of information emerging, incentives to misrepresent and propaganda is common. News coverage is sometimes poor and reporting is often incomplete, selective and biased. Second, the sensitivity of the topic and the questions posed in peace and conflict research means that access to and the security of informants can be a problem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeace and conflict research as a discipline encompasses a number of different approaches for obtaining empirical information which serve as a basis for analyzing various research topics. This book provides a comprehensive overview of different methods and sources of information-gathering for students and researchers, as well as the challenges presented by such work. It offers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etools for evaluating sources and information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esuggestions on where different types of information can be found\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eadvice on using different types of sources, including news reports and written narratives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epractical guidelines for constructing large-scale datasets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einsights and guidelines for comparative fieldwork, in-depth interviews, focus groups, and surveys \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereflection and discussion on important ethical concerns in peace research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of much interest for students and researchers of peace and conflict studies, conflict resolution, war and conflict studies, development studies, security studies and IR, as well as for NGO workers\/researchers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKristine Höglund\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. She has a PhD in Peace and Conflict Research from Uppsala University Sweden (2004). She is author of \u003cem\u003ePeacemaking in the Shadow of Violence. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagnus Öberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, and Associate Editor of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Peace Research\u003c\/em\u003e (since 2006). He has a PhD in Peace and Conflict Research from Uppsala University (2003) and is co-editor of \u003cem\u003eResources, Governance, and Civil Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e (Routledge, 2008).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261626470744,"sku":"9780415571982","price":62.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415571982.jpg?v=1777241727","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/understanding-peace-research-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}