Understanding Peace Research : Methods and Challenges

ISBN-13: 9780415571975 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 240 str.

Magnus Öberg;Kristine Hoglund

Opis

This 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.

Spis treści

Part 1  1. Doing Empirical Peace Research Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg  2. The Origins of Contemporary Peace Research Peter Wallensteen  Part 2  3. Peace Research and Source Criticism: Using Historical Methodology to Improve Information Gathering and Analysis Tomislav Dulić  4. Gathering Conflict Information Using News Resources Magnus Öberg and Margareta Sollenberg  5. News Reports versus Written Narratives: Collecting Information Using Different Types of Empirical Sources Frida Möller  Part 3  6. Systematic Data Collection: Experiences from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program Ralph Sundberg and Lotta Harbom  7. Comparative Field Research in War-Torn Societies Kristine Höglund  8. In-depth Interviewing: the Process, Skill and Ethics of Interviews in Peace Research Karen Brounéus  9. Focus Groups: Safety in Numbers? Johanna Söderström  10. Survey Research in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies Kristine Eck  Part 4  11. Improving Information Gathering and Evaluation Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg.  Bibliography