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Understanding peace research : methods and challenges
Title
Understanding peace research : methods and challenges / edited by Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg.
ISBN
9780415571975 (hardcover)
0415571979 (hardcover)
9780415571982 (pbk.)
0415571987 (pbk.)
Published
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Physical Description
xi, 224 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 28, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-209) and index.
Contents
pt. I. Introduction. Doing empirical peace research / Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg
The origins of contemporary peace research / Peter Wallensteen
pt. II Evaluating information. Peace research and cource criticism : using historical methodology to improve information gathering and analysis / Tomislav Dulić
Gathering conflict information using news resources / Magnus Öberg and Margareta Sollenberg
News reports versus written narratives : collecting information using different types of empirical sources / Frida Möller
pt. III The practice of information gathering. Systematic data collection : experiences from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program / Ralph Sundberg and Lotta Harbom
Comparative field research in war-torn societies / Kristine Höglund
In-depth interviewing : the process, skill and ethics of interviews in peace research / Karen Brounéus
Focus groups : safety in numbers? / Johanna Söderström
Survey research in conflict and post-conflict societies / Kristine Eck
pt. IV Conclusions. Improving information gathering and evaluation / Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg.
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