Conducting terrorism field research : a guide / / edited by Adam Dolnik

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2013; Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.325072
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism - Research - Methodology
• Altri autori: DolnikAdam
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; CONDUCTING TERRORISM FIELD RESEARCH; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction - The need for field research on terrorism; PART I; 2 Interviewing government and official sources - An introductory guide; 3 Learning from the "Dark Side" - Identifying, accessing and interviewing illicit non-state actors; 4 Research challenges involved in field study on terrorism in the Middle East; PART II; 5 Field research - Argentina in comparative perspective ; 6 Conversing with the adversary - Interviewing Palestinian suicide bombers and their dispatchers in Israeli prisons7 Face to face with my case study; 8 Conducting field research on terrorism in Iraq; 9 A practical guide to research on terrorism in the North Caucasus; 10 Conducting terrorism fieldwork on a shoestring budget - Researching suicide terrorism in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 11 Researching militant groups in Southeast Asia; 12 Conducting field research on terrorism in Northern Ireland; PART III ; 13 Interviewing the terrorists - Reflections on fieldwork and implications for psychological research14 Professionalizing high- risk field research in academia; 15 Up close and personal - Conducting field research on terrorism in conflict zones; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a detailed and practically oriented guide to the challenges of conducting terrorist fieldwork.The past decade has seen an explosion of research into terrorism. However, field research on terrorism has traditionally been surrounded by many myths, and has been called anything from ""necessary"" and ""crucial"" to ""dangerous"", ""unethical"" and ""impossible"". While there is an increasing interest among terrorism specialists in conducting such research, there is no single volume providing prospective field researchers with a guideline to such work.Conducting
• Titolo autorizzato: Conducting terrorism field research
• ISBN: 1-136-75107-6; 0-203-56380-8; 1-299-28038-2; 1-136-75100-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826130203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary terrorism studies.