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Violence, Social Action and Research

McGee, R. and Pearce, J. - 01-Jan-09
120 pages
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IDS Bulletin 40.3

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There are many studies of violence within specific fields of the social sciences, but the next stage in our evolving understanding of violence may lie with interdisciplinary approaches. By traversing traditional academic categories, violence as a variable may become more visible in its multiple modes. It is through our ability to see the linkages between interpersonal, cultural, collective, political, state, interstate and structural violences that we can gain a better understanding of its persistence in human interactions. Researchers for this Bulletin set out not only to understand contemporary dynamics of violence, but also to work with people trapped in violent places, spaces and histories who were willing to talk about and act upon their situation. Researching violence in an interactive way with those living in the thick of it posed many ethical, safety, epistemological and methodological challenges. These are documented in the Bulletin alongside findings on the dimensions and impact of violence in different contexts.

Table of contents

Introduction: Researching Democracy and Social Change with Violence in the Foreground
Jenny Pearce 1

PARTICIPATORY METHODS FOR RESEARCH AND SOCIAL ACTION IN VIOLENT CONTEXTS

‘The Life That We Don't Want': Using Participatory Video in Researching Violence
Joanna Wheeler 10

Participatory Theatre and Video: Acting Against Violence in Northern Nigeria
Oga Steve Abah, Jenkeri Zakari Okwori and Ogoh Alubo 19
Action Research Against Violence: An Experience from Southern Mexico
Carlos Cortez Ruiz 27

Transformative Education in Violent Contexts: Working with Muslim and Christian Youth in Kaduna, Nigeria
Colette Harris 34

DATA COLLECTION IN VIOLENT CONTEXTS: METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES

Quantitative Methods in Contexts of Everyday Violence
Patricia Justino, Jennifer Leavy and Elsa Valli 41

Survey Methodology in Violence-prone Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
Ndodana Nleya and Lisa Thompson 50

RESEARCHING WITH YOUTH AND CHILDREN

Between Rationality and Intuition: A Social Psychology Approach to Ex-combatant Children in Colombia
Carlos Jiménez Caballero 58

Negotiating Children's Social Contexts in Jamaica: Ethics, Practicalities and Research Methodologies
Joy Moncrieffe
GENDER AND CULTURAL DYNAMICS IN VIOLENT CONTEXTS

Methodological Dilemmas: Researching Violent Young Men in Medellín, Colombia
Adam Baird 72

Researching the Gendered Silences of Violence in El Salvador
Mo Hume 78

Researching Masculinity and Violence in Sri Lankan Politics: Subject Construction as Methodology
Jani de Silva 86

BRIEFING NOTES FROM BRAZIL AND JAMAICA: RISK, ACCESS AND INFLUENCE

Risk and Fear in Researching Violence
Joanna Wheeler 94

Researching with ‘Violent Actors': Dangers, Responsibilities and Ethics
Joy Moncrieffe 97

Negotiating Access for Participatory Research with Armed Actors
Joanna Wheeler 100

Building Interfaces Between State and Community
Joanna Wheeler 103

Bringing the Reality to Policymakers
Joy Moncrieffe 105

CONCLUSION

Understanding Violent Realities ... and Transforming Them?
Rosemary McGee 107

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