Volume 40. Issue 3: Development Studies – Past, Present and Future
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Introduction: Researching Democracy and Social Change with Violence in the Foreground
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)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 ... -
‘The Life That We Don't Want’: Using Participatory Video in Researching Violence
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)This article reports on the use of participatory video as a research tool for working in violent contexts. The research asked how people living in poor areas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil can build a bridge between violence ... -
Participatory Theatre and Video: Acting Against Violence in Northern Nigeria
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)Drama and video are effective tools for stimulating reflection and research on violence. This article describes a research process which tried to understand expressions of identity, constructions of citizenship and prospects ... -
Quantitative Methods in Contexts of Everyday Violence
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)The analysis of violence from an individual or household perspective is arguably one of the most challenging research areas in social science. Outbreaks of violence affect the core of human relations and social norms. They ... -
Transformative Education in Violent Contexts: Working with Muslim and Christian Youth in Kaduna, Nigeria
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)This article discusses one approach to producing social change used in a transformative education project carried out in 2007/08 in Kaduna, Nigeria. Its participants were Muslim and Christian youth and the setting one in ... -
Action Research Against Violence: An Experience from Southern Mexico
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)This article reflects on an experience of action research aimed at improving the understanding of the problem of chronic violence, raising awareness of its causes and implications, and promoting initiatives that seek to ... -
Between Rationality and Intuition: A Social Psychology Approach to Ex?Combatant Children in Colombia
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)Throughout its history, Colombia has been marked by different forms of violence. The involvement of children as soldiers is a phenomenon that recurs across generations. This article asks how the methodology governing social ... -
Negotiating Children's Social Contexts in Jamaica: Ethics, Practicalities and Research Methodologies
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)Conducting research in contexts of violence requires sensitivity and prudence, particularly when the study involves children. This article outlines some of the ethical and practical issues that influenced ‘how’ researchers ... -
Survey Methodology in Violence-prone Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)This article discusses the methodological challenges of a service delivery survey in Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, South Africa. The survey aimed to gain a better understanding of the relationship between citizen ... -
Methodological Dilemmas: Researching Violent Young Men in Medellín, Colombia
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)This article highlights the main methodological problems and solutions encountered while researching violent young men in the marginalised north?eastern area of Medellín, Colombia. Using ethnographic methods, the research ... -
Researching the Gendered Silences of Violence in El Salvador
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)All research on violence is informed by silences. In practical terms, an immediate reading of silence may be that it presents an obstacle for the researcher who is dependent on people who are willing to speak out. Another ... -
Researching Masculinity and Violence in Sri Lankan Politics: Subject Construction as Methodology
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)This article discusses a research methodology study which worked with young men – members of a formerly armed Tamil group in Sri Lanka, now struggling to survive in electoral politics. Study participants had security ... -
Risk and Fear in Researching Violence
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)This briefing note discusses the part played by risk and fear in the process of research into citizenship and violence in Brazil. Rio's favelas are marked by extreme violence, partly through publicised acts of brutality, ... -
Researching with ‘Violent Actors’: Dangers, Responsibilities and Ethics
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)It is difficult to understand people's stories if researchers do not go beyond the labelling and categorisation that is common in all contexts. Those who live outside inner?city communities in Jamaica often do not understand ... -
Bringing the Reality to Policymakers
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)Often, researchers assume that disseminating findings to policymakers is straightforward and that policymakers have the best interests of the researched communities at heart. However, this is not necessarily the case in ... -
Negotiating Access for Participatory Research with Armed Actors
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)Carrying out research in areas controlled by armed actors requires an ongoing process of negotiation along a series of different axes. Permission from these non?state groups is essential in order to have access to the ... -
Building Interfaces Between State and Community
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)An important dimension of the research process in the case of Rio de Janeiro's favelas was linking the research to policy dialogues on public security. This briefing note explores some of the issues that emerged through ... -
Violence Framed: Participatory video in action research
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)Director/producers: Nicholas Benequista and Joanna Wheeler Editor: Tamara Plush Running time: 15 min. -
Conclusion: Understanding Violent Realities … and Transforming Them?
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 01/05/2009)The conclusion sums up the contributions which this IDS Bulletin makes towards the goals of reducing violence through social action and improving research in violent contexts. These contributions are of three kinds: ... -
Notes on Contributors
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