Required Readings:
*T* Bryman. A., (2012) “The nature of qualitative research” in Social Research Methods. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199588053 Chapter 17 pp. 379 -414 (35pp) *T*
*E* Mottier, V. (2005) “The Interpretive Turn: History, Memory, and Storage in Qualitative Research” Forum: Qualitative Research, 6: 2 (7pp)
*E* Cooper, R., Finley, L. “Peace and Conflict Studies Research : A Qualitative Perspective” in Cooper, R., Finley, L. (ed) Peace and Conflict Studies Research: A Qualitative Perspective. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Chapter 1 pp. 1-22.
*E* Njeri, S. (2020) “Race, Positionality and the Researcher” in Mac Ginty, R., Brett, R. and Vogel, B. (eds) The companion to peace and conflict fieldwork. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
*E* Hume, M. (2020) “Secrecy and Silence in Fieldwork: Reflections on Feminist Research on Violence in Latin America” in Mac Ginty, R., Brett, R. and Vogel, B. (eds) The companion to peace and conflict fieldwork. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 21