The politics and challenges of doing field research in insecure places

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Field-based research increasingly involves working in complex, often insecure and ethically challenging situations. The practical, emotional and ethical aspects of fieldwork are implicated in political economies, obligations and privileges, that until recently rarely formed part of intellectual and methodological debates. Based on personal experiences and critical engagement with the field, this webinar explores the politics and challenges of conducting research in conflict-ridden situations in the contemporary world.

The webinar is the first in a planned seminar series on challenges facing field researchers. 

Speakers
Roddy Brett, Senior Lecturer, Politics and International Relations, University of Bristol, UK.
He is the co-author of ‘The Companion to Peace and Conflict Fieldwork’, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2021.
Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Senior Researcher and Head of the Migration & Global Order Department, DIIS. She is currently doing research in the emotional challenges facing.

Programme 
14.00-14.10     Welcome and introduction, Ninna Nyberg Sørensen

14.10-14.40     Facing violence in the field, Roddy Brett

14.40-15.15     Dialogue, comments and Q&R, Moderated by Ninna Nyberg Sørensen

15.15-15.20     Wrap up

Recorded  on Tuesday 27 April 2021, 14.00-15.20