Facilitating Researchers in Insecure Zones

Oscar Abedi Dunia is an independent researcher and President of the NGO Aide Rapide aux victimes des catastrophes et Recherche (ARCV), based in South Kivu, DR Congo. He has worked with researchers from Europe and the US, as well as with journalists, the UN mission, and various international humanitarian organizations. Anju Oseema Maria Toppo is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, in Jharkhand, India. She is also active in the social and resistance movements of the Adivasi (indigenous) population of Jharkhand. James B.M. Vincent is a researcher and consultant on governance, development and conflict-related issues, youth development and employment creation programmes, and agriculture in Sierra Leone and the Mano River region. Maria Eriksson Baaz is Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. Swati Parashar is Associate Professor in Peace and Development at the School of Global Studies, Gothenburg University, Sweden. Mats Utas is Professor in Cultural Anthropology at Uppsala University, Sweden.

Chapter 1: Spotlight on the Research Backstage: Introduction by the editors
Chapter 2: Getting and keeping engaged
Chapter 3: The indispensable bridge: “without us no research”
Chapter 4: Systematically silenced and non-­-recognized
Chapter 5: Navigating insecurity with scarce resources
Chapter 6: Beyond a narrow South/North divide
Chapter 7: Beyond the bleak picture: Comraderie into the Future
Chapter 8: Recommendations: how to bring about change?