If you want to know about evil, ask the devil' : research in post-conflict countries

Kim Spurway

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Abstract

![CDATA[I was a professional researcher for 13 years before I started my PhD in Australia. So, much of what I am going to discuss relates to the period before I joined a university—when I worked for large international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) doing research in post-conflict countries. During that period, I worked outside of Australia in the humanitarian mine action sector as well as the primary health care and HIV/AIDS prevention sectors. I started out as a volunteer, working with the Lao national HIV/AIDS prevention programme, then worked with CARE Laos and a local Non-Government Organisation (NGO) called CHAMPA.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNavigating Fieldwork in the Social Sciences: Stories of Danger, Risk and Reward
EditorsPhillip Wadds, Nicholas Apoifis, Susanne Schmeidl, Kim Spurway
Place of PublicationSwitzerland
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages189-214
Number of pages26
ISBN (Electronic)9783030468552
ISBN (Print)9783030468545
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • social sciences
  • research
  • fieldwork
  • narratives

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