This book provides an invaluable guide to undertaking development fieldwork in both the
developing world and in western contexts. It takes you through all the key stages in …

While social bricolage has emerged as a key theoretical frame for understanding how social
entrepreneurs mobilize and deploy resources to create social value under situations of …

" Globalization and interdependence have had a great impact on state sovereignty. Some
states have lost their ability to provide for their citizens, sustain stable borders, prevent …

Research in areas affected by armed conflict presents many challenges beyond those
normally encountered by social scientists. This enhanced complexity has resulted in the …

In many academic fields the researcher often financially remunerates both research
assistants and participants. Literature covers the ethics involved in paying informants. Both …

This paper contributes to ongoing debates about the possibilities/impossibilities and
particular challenges related to conducting field research in conflict settings by addressing a …

Over the last few decades, the frequency and intensity of disaster events has increased
alarmingly, which particularly affected the livelihoods of poor people. Towards the end of the …

This paper makes an argument for recognising empathy as a research reality and explores
its presence in the two development research fieldwork sites of Bosnia–Herzegovina and …

Africa is home to most of the world's current conflicts, and security is a key issue. However,
African security can only be understood by employing different levels of analysis: the …

The present article investigates how sovereignty is performed, enacted and constructed in
an everyday setting. Based on fieldwork and interviews with international embedded experts …