A methodological note on quantitative field research in conflict zones: get your hands dirty

Haer, Roos; Becher, Inna

doi:10.1080/13645579.2011.597654

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“…Research (Cohen & Arieli, 2011;Haer & Becher, 2012) acknowledges the difficult nature of obtaining data in conflict regions like the Niger Delta. The analysis of this study was based on the retrieved copies of the questionnaire.…”

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Local Content Policy, Human Capital Development and Sustainable Business Performance in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry

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2015

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“…Random Walk tables were designed using three separate random number generators to select respondent households. Fourth, individuals within each randomly selected household were identified using the ‘Hagan–Collier alternative’ method with 50–50 gender parity [19, 20]. In each selected location, 100 participants were randomly sampled to facilitate analysis within and between locations.…”

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Posttraumatic stress disorder, trauma, and reconciliation in South Sudan

López²,

Pritchard

et al. 2017

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Purpose South Sudan is embroiled in a conflict that erupted in December 2013. This study examines what people in South Sudan think is necessary to achieve reconciliation and how trauma exposure and PTSD are associated with those beliefs. Methods 1525 participants (51.0% female) were selected using random and purposive sampling in six states and Abyei. Participants reported on traumatic events, PTSD symptoms, and attitudes towards reconciliation mechanisms. Results Results indicated that 40.7% met symptom criteria for probable PTSD. Most participants thought reconciliation was not possible without prosecuting perpetrators or compensating victims and did not support amnesty. Participants with probable PTSD were more likely to endorse confessions (OR 2.42 [1.75, 3.35]), apologies (OR 2.04 [1.46, 2.83]), and amnesty (OR 1.58 [1.21, 2.08]), and to report that compensation (OR 2.32 [1.80, 3.00]) and prosecution (OR 1.47 [1.15, 1.89]) were not necessary for reconciliation. The more traumatic events people experienced, the more they endorsed criminal punishment for perpetrators (OR 1.07 [1.04, 1.10]) and the less they endorsed confessions (OR 0.97 [0.95, 0.99]). Conclusions People with PTSD may prioritize ending violence via opportunities for reconciliation, while those with more trauma exposure may support more punitive mechanisms. Policy makers should take mental health treatment and trauma into account when designing conflict mitigation, peace building, and justice mechanisms.

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“…This discussion will be against the backdrop of the complex nature of conducting police research in conflict-ridden zones (cf. Haer and Becher, 2012;Knox, 2001) and how ethical dilemmas were negotiated.…”

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Status, gender and geography: power negotiations in police research

Belur

2013

Qualitative Research

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This article is a reflexive analysis of the impact of researcher characteristics such as gender, age, ethnicity and status on doing police research in conflict zones. The reported research explored perceptions of front-line police officers working in left wing extremism-affected areas in India. I suggest five working propositions that emerge from this work . First, power is necessarily negotiated between the interviewer and the interviewee throughout the interview process. Second, while researcher gender and age do influence the research process, it is proposed that status dominates power negotiations in hierarchical organisations. Third, working in conflict zones places many restrictions on the researcher and the research process, which impact research design and outcomes. Fourth, the microgeography of the interview site is relevant to how power negotiations are conducted. Finally, guidelines to resolve ethical dilemmas rarely provide solutions to tricky field research situations.

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A methodological note on quantitative field research in conflict zones: get your hands dirty

Cited by 25 publications

References 15 publications

Local Content Policy, Human Capital Development and Sustainable Business Performance in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry

Local Content Policy, Human Capital Development and Sustainable Business Performance in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry

Posttraumatic stress disorder, trauma, and reconciliation in South Sudan

Status, gender and geography: power negotiations in police research

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