Introduction; Part I: Researching Political Dynamics in the Middle East; 1. The Past is Here: Reflections on Modern Middle Eastern Historiography, Ilan Pappé; 2. Doing Research in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts, Irene Costantini and Sansom Milton; 3. Researching (and Deconstructing) Sectarianism in Lebanon and Beyond , Ana Almuedo-Castillo; 4. Researching Livelihoods for Syrian Refugees in Protectionist Labour Markets: The Cases of Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, Lorraine Charles; Part II: Identity and Positionality in Research; 5. Talking to Young People about Being a National: Fieldwork Reflections from Dubai, Idil Akinci; 6. ‘Here be Dragons: Navigating the Problems of Researching ‘Terrorism’ and Critical Terrorism Studies, Richard McNeil-Willson; 7. Positionality and Access: Doing Surveys and Empirical Research in the Middle East, Bethany Shockley; Part 3: Conducting ethnographic research; 8. Women, Conflict and the Everyday: Feminist Ethnographies in Palestine and Kurdistan - Sophie Richter-Devroe and Veronica Buffon; 9. From the Ethical to the Practical: Cases of Working with Interpreters in Middle East Studies, Alex Mahoudeau & Yves Mirman; 10. Conducting Research in Arabic: Challenges and New Perspectives, Giorgia Ferrari; Part IV: Research Through Text, Symbols and Technology; 11. Problems of Method: Applying ‘Western Literary Theory’ to Arabic Texts, Hannah Scott Deuchar; 12. YouTube and Ethnography in the Middle East: Creative Access in Difficult Places, Kenneth H. Schmitt; 13. Reading the Signs: Toward a Semiotic Approach in Islamic Studies, Pierre Hecker.