03968nam 22008293u 450 991095563460332120251117065355.00-203-82855-0(CKB)2670000000081838(EBL)668616(OCoLC)719062433(SSID)ssj0000474083(PQKBManifestationID)11302866(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474083(PQKBWorkID)10448336(PQKB)10457828(MiAaPQ)EBC668616(EXLCZ)99267000000008183820130418d2011|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding Peace Research Methods and Challenges1st ed.Hoboken Taylor and Francis20111 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-57197-9 Cover; Understanding Peace Research: Methods and challenges; Copyright; Contents; Boxes, figures and tables; About the contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; 1. Doing Empirical Peace Research; 2. The Origins of Contemporary: Peace Research; Part II: Evaluating Information; 3. Peace Research and Source Criticism?; 4. Gathering Conflict Information Using News Resources; 5. News Reports versus Written Narratives; Part III: The Practice of Information Gathering; 6. Systematic Data Collection; 7. Comparative Field Research in War-torn Societies; 8. In-depth Interviewing9. Focus Groups10. Survey Research in Conflict and Post-conflict Societies; Part IV: Conclusions; 11. Improving Information Gathering and Evaluation; Bibliography; IndexThis 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. Research 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 theConflict management - ResearchConflict management - Research - MethodologyConflict management --Research --MethodologyConflict management --ResearchPeace - ResearchPeace - Research - MethodologyPeace --Research --MethodologyPeace --ResearchPeaceResearchPeaceResearchMethodologyConflict managementResearchConflict managementResearchMethodologyLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCInternational RelationsHILCCConflict management - Research.Conflict management - Research - Methodology.Conflict management --Research --Methodology.Conflict management --Research.Peace - Research.Peace - Research - Methodology.Peace --Research --Methodology.Peace --Research.PeaceResearch.PeaceResearchMethodology.Conflict managementResearch.Conflict managementResearchMethodology.Law, Politics & GovernmentInternational Relations303.6/6072303.66072Höglund Kristine923543Öberg Magnus1869603AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910955634603321Understanding Peace Research4477797UNINA