LEADER 03962nam 22008173u 450 001 9910815863903321 005 20230725031022.0 010 $a0-203-82855-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081838 035 $a(EBL)668616 035 $a(OCoLC)719062433 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000474083 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11302866 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474083 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10448336 035 $a(PQKB)10457828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC668616 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081838 100 $a20130418d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnderstanding Peace Research$b[electronic resource] $eMethods and Challenges 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-57197-9 327 $aCover; 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 Interviewing 327 $a9. Focus Groups10. Survey Research in Conflict and Post-conflict Societies; Part IV: Conclusions; 11. Improving Information Gathering and Evaluation; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThis 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 the 606 $aConflict management - Research 606 $aConflict management - Research - Methodology 606 $aConflict management --Research --Methodology 606 $aConflict management --Research 606 $aPeace - Research 606 $aPeace - Research - Methodology 606 $aPeace --Research --Methodology 606 $aPeace --Research 606 $aPeace$xResearch 606 $aPeace$xResearch$xMethodology 606 $aConflict management$xResearch 606 $aConflict management$xResearch$xMethodology 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 606 $aInternational Relations$2HILCC 615 4$aConflict management - Research. 615 4$aConflict management - Research - Methodology. 615 4$aConflict management --Research --Methodology. 615 4$aConflict management --Research. 615 4$aPeace - Research. 615 4$aPeace - Research - Methodology. 615 4$aPeace --Research --Methodology. 615 4$aPeace --Research. 615 0$aPeace$xResearch 615 0$aPeace$xResearch$xMethodology 615 0$aConflict management$xResearch 615 0$aConflict management$xResearch$xMethodology 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 615 7$aInternational Relations 676 $a303.6/6072 676 $a303.66072 700 $aHoglund$b Kristine$0923543 701 $aOberg$b Magnus$01620793 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815863903321 996 $aUnderstanding Peace Research$93953757 997 $aUNINA