Understanding peace research: methods and challenges

by Höglund, Kristine Öberg, Magnus

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Full title :Understanding peace research : methods and challenges / edited by Kristine Höglund and Magnus Öberg.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xi, 224 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9781136809149, 1136809147
oclc:ocn775361984
LC Classification:JZ5534
Dewey Decimal:303.6/6072

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.