Intervention, autonomy and power in polarised societies
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The chapter builds on fieldwork conducted in rural Mozambique on community mobilisation against insurgent violence during the country’s civil war (1976-1992) to reflect upon some of the unintended consequences of fieldwork in polarised societies. It focuses on the ways in which the autonomy of both the researcher and the researched may be affected during the research process. In analysing the simultaneous empowerment and disempowerment of research participants, the chapter discusses the challenges raised around issues of power and neutrality during fieldwork and suggests that conflict research needs to be understood as a form of intervention in local affairs.
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pp. 202-213
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2019 ◽
Vol 18
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pp. 160940691986324
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