{"product_id":"methodological-approaches-in-kurdish-studies-9781498575232","title":"Methodological Approaches in Kurdish Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edited volume presents thirteen contributions that reflect upon the practical, ethical, theoretical and methodological challenges that researchers face when conducting fieldwork in settings that are characterized with deteriorating security situations, increasing state control and conflicting inter-ethnic relations. More precisely, they shed light to the intricacies of conducting fieldwork on highly politicized and sensitive topics in the region of Kurdistan in Iraq, Syria and Turkey as well as among Kurdish diaspora members in Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is multidisciplinary in its focus and approach. It includes contributions from scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds, ranging from sociology and political science to social psychology and anthropology. The complexity of security situations, and the atmospheres of distrust and suspicion have led the contributors to be creative and to adapt their research methods in ways that at times transcend disciplinary \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a timely and much-needed contribution to the growing literature on methodological and ethical challenges involved in conducting research in conflict settings. With a wide range of outstanding contributions from leading scholars, the volume fills an important gap on how ethnographic knowledge is primarily shaped by power relations. It serves as a stark reminder of the need to go beyond a standardized, one-size-fits-all approach to studying complex conflict environments. It is a vital resource for students and scholars of Kurdish studies, Middle Eastern studies, and those interested in conducting research in conflict zones. -- Mehmet Gurses, Florida Atlantic University\u003cbr\u003eMethodological Approaches in Kurdish Studies: Theoretical and Practical Insights from the Field is not only a must read for those interested in Kurdish Studies, but is a reference book for doing research in politically sensitive and unstable contexts. Contributors from various social science disciplines present objective and creative methodologies spanning from ethnographic to archival data. It is the first book in Kurdish Studies on the practical, ethical, theoretical, epistemological, and methodological challengesresearchers face and the innovative solutions they come up with while working in and about the “stateless” Kurds in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and diaspora. -- Ayşe Betül Çelik, Sabancı University\u003cbr\u003eThis massive volume not only opens new methodological, theoretical and epistemological avenues in the Kurdish studies, but also questions the very meaning of producing social sciences on the “risky” topics of the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century. -- Hamit Bozarslan, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales\u003cbr\u003eFor understandable reasons, the field of Kurdish Studies has long been dominated by an overt focus on the politics of the Kurdish Question and Kurdish identity. This has, however, resulted in the neglect of other important areas that merit scholarly attention. For some time, Kurdish studies has lacked self-reflective, critical research on the practice and politics of knowledge production within this field. This well-written edited volume, the first of its kind, makes a timely contribution to our understanding of the practical, methodological and epistemological challenges faced by scholars of Kurdish Studies. -- Welat Zeydanlioglu, Kurdish Studies Network\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 1: Critical Ethnography: Emancipatory Knowledge And Alternative Dialogues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera Eccarius-Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 2: Living Structures: Methodological Considerations On People And Place \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoost Jongerden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 3: Online-Offline Research On Diasporic Identities: Methodological Benefits, Challenges and Critical Insights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJowan Mahmod\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 4: Tracing Global History Through The Kurds In The Imperial And National Archives And Beyond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarc Sinan Winrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 5: Troubled Terrain: Lines of Allegiance and Political Belonging in Northern Kurdistan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarlene Schäfers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 6: Working Upon the Communities under the Political Domination: Subaltern Kurds in Turkey \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolat Alpman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 7: Feeling Solidarity in An Estranged City: Ethnography In The Post-War Diyarbakır Under Surveillance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemet Arpacik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 8: Outsiders Twice Over in Kurdistan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancis O’Connor And Semih Celik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 9: The Omnipresent Absentee? Challenges In Researching The Kurdistan Workers’ Party In Europe And Turkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarlies Casier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 10: “She's Turkish but Good”: Researching On Kurdish Internal Displacement As A ‘Turkish’ Female Researcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYesim Mutlu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 11: Straddling The Insider-Outsider Divide: Challenges Of Turkish Identity As An Outsider Researcher In The Kurdish Context \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYasemin Gulsum Acar And Ozden Melis Ulug\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 12: Beyond The Insider-Outsider Dichotomy: Conducting Ethnographic Fieldwork As A Kurdish Returnee In Iraqi Kurdistan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLana Askari \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh. 13: Embedded Research and Political Violence: Kurdish Studies In Conflict Areas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Schmidinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Reflections on Research: Challenges And Opportunities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBegum Zorlu and Yasin Duman","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040820035927,"sku":"9781498575232","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498575232.jpg?v=1750947956","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/methodological-approaches-in-kurdish-studies-9781498575232","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}