Conducting terrorism field research : a guide / edited by Adam Dolnik.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dolnik, Adam.

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Series:

Contemporary terrorism studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Research--Methodology.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Research.

Methodology.

Physical Description:

x, 263 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

This book offers a detailed and practically oriented guide to the challenges of conducting fieldwork on terrorism. The past decade has seen an explosion of research into terrorism. However, field research on terrorism has traditionally been surrounded by many myths, and has been called anything from "necessary" and "crucial" to "dangerous", "unethical" and "impossible". While there is an increasing interest among terrorism specialists in conducting such research, there is no single volume providing prospective field researchers with a guideline to such work. Conducting Terrorism Field Research aims to fill this gap and offers a collection of articles from experienced authors representing different risk groups, disciplines, methodological approaches, regional specializations, and other context-specific aspects. Each contributor provides a road-map to their own research, describing planning and preparation phases, the formalities involved in getting into conflict zones and gaining access to sources. The end product is a "how to" guide to field research on terrorism, which will be of much value to terrorism experts and novices alike. This book will be of much interest to students and researchers of terrorism studies, war and conflict studies, criminology, IR and security studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction - The need for field research on terrorism / Adam Dolnik Dolnik, Adam 1

Part I 13

2 Interviewing government and official sources - An introductory guide / Lindsay Clutterbuck Clutterbuck, Lindsay, Richard Warnes Warnes, Richard 15

3 Learning from the "Dark Side" - Identifying, accessing and interviewing illicit non-state actors / Michael Kenney Kenney, Michael 26

4 Research challenges involved in field study on terrorism in the Middle East / Magnus Ranstorp Ranstorp, Magnus 46

Part II 63

5 Field research - Argentina in comparative perspective / Maria Rasmussen Rasmussen, Maria 65

6 Conversing with the adversary - Interviewing Palestinian suicide bombers and their dispatchers in Israeli prisons / Yoram Schweitzer Schweitzer, Yoram 78

7 Face to face with my case study / Laila Bokhari Bokhari, Laila 91

8 Conducting field research on terrorism in Iraq / Michael Knights Knights, Michael 103

9 A practical guide to research on terrorism in the North Caucasus / Cerwyn Moore Moore, Cerwyn 124

10 Conducting terrorism fieldwork on a shoestring budget - Researching suicide terrorism in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Rashmi Singh Singh, Rashmi 140

11 Researching militant groups in Southeast Asia / Zachary Abuza Abuza, Zachary 158

12 Conducting field research on terrorism in Northern Ireland / Kacper Rekawek Rekawek, Kacper 169

Part III 185

13 Interviewing the terrorists - Reflections on fieldwork and implications for psychological research / John Horgan Horgan, John 187

14 Professionalizing high-risk field research in academia / Michael Taarnby Taarnby, Michael 206

15 Up close and personal - Conducting field research on terrorism in conflict zones / Adam Dolnik Dolnik, Adam 224.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0415609313

9780415609302

0415609305

9780415609319

9780203563809

0203563808

OCLC:

651914575

Publisher Number:

99953042173