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Book SynopsisThis book contributes to an increasingly significant interdisciplinary field that focuses on ethics, methods, and the politics of gender-based violence. Its contributors, the majority of whom are based in Africa, offer concrete examples of how to undertake responsible research in African contexts.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Research as More Than Extraction? Sexual Violence, Fieldwork, and Knowledge Production, by Joel Quirk, Annie Bunting, and Allen Kiconco
PART ONE: ETHICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DILEMMAS
Chapter 1: The Ethical Dilemmas and Realities of Doing Research in Conflict and Postconflict Settings, by Teddy Atim
Chapter 2: Reflections on a Collaboration between a European Doctoral Student and a Congolese Assistant Interpreter, by Sylvie Bodineau and Appolinaire Lipandasi
Chapter 3: Research with Children Born of War: A Sensitive and Ethical Methodology, by Beth W. Stewart
Chapter 4: Sheltering Survivors and Localizing Research Ethics in Northeast Nigeria, by Lawan Balami and Umar Ahmad Umar
Chapter 5: Research with Formerly Abducted Mothers and Fathers in Postconflict Northern Uganda: A Plea for Transparency, by Leen De Nutte
Chapter 6: Slavery and Its Meanings in the British World: Historiography, Knowledge Production, and Research Ethics, by Ana Stevenson and Rebecca Swartz
PART TWO: ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION
Chapter 7: Conducting Participatory Research with Male Survivors of Wartime Rape in Northern Uganda, by Philipp Schulz
Chapter 8: Research Ethics Governance and Epistemic Violence: The Case for a Decolonized Approach, by Samuel Okyere
Chapter 9: Research Ethics in Complex Humanitarian Settings: The Case of USAID/Nigeria’s Evaluation of Its Northeast Nigeria Portfolio, by Judith-Ann Walker
Chapter 10: Video Documentation and Video Advocacy: The Story of the Documentary Bringing Up Our Enemies’ Child, by Otim Patrick Ongwech
Chapter 11: Resolving Justice: Frictions between Community-Based Organizations and the United Nations Women, Peace and Security Agenda, by Heather Tasker
Afterword: From Extraction to Equity? Pathways to Better Practice, by Annie Bunting, Allen Kiconco, and Joel Quirk
