Understanding peace research: methods and challenges /

Hoglund, Kristine.

Understanding peace research: methods and challenges / Kristine Hoglund and Magnus Oberg. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2011. - xii, 224 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references(p. [199]-209) and index.

Part 1 1. Doing Empirical Peace Research Kristine Hoglund and Magnus Oberg 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 Dulic 4. Gathering Conflict Information Using News Resources Magnus Oberg and Margareta Sollenberg 5. News Reports versus Written Narratives: Collecting Information Using Different Types of Empirical Sources Frida Moller 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 Hoglund 8. In-depth Interviewing: the Process, Skill and Ethics of Interviews in Peace Research Karen Brouneus 9. Focus Groups: Safety in Numbers? Johanna Soderstrom 10. Survey Research in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies Kristine Eck Part 4 11. Improving Information Gathering and Evaluation Kristine Hoglund and Magnus Oberg. Bibliography

9780415571975 (hardcover) 9780415571982 (pbk.)


Peace--Research.
Peace--Research--Methodology.
Conflict management--Research.
Conflict management--Research--Methodology.

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