Researching conflict in Africa : insights and experiences / edited by Elisabeth Porter ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Eghosa Osaghae and Gillian Robinson -- Insider-outsider issues in researching violent and divided societies / Marie Smyth -- Preventing and managing violent conflict : the role of the researcher / Albrecht Schnabel -- The role and function of research in a divided society : a case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria / Bolanle Akande Adetoun -- Methodological lessons : working with Liberian and Togolese refugees in Ghana / Dominic Agyeman -- Applying social work practice to the study of ethnic militias : the Oduduwa People's Congress in Nigeria / Isaac Olawale Albert -- Researching ethno-political conflicts and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Ars̀ene Mwaka Bwenge -- Accessing the child's voice : methods used in South Africa / Jacqui Gallinetti -- Certainty, subjectivity, and truth : reflections on the ethics of wartime research in Angola / J. Zoë Wilson -- Gender research in violently divided societies : methods and ethics of "international" researchers in Rwanda / Erin K. Baines -- Conclusion: Reflections on contemporary research in Africa / Elisabeth Porter.