Visiting the Tiger Zone – Methodological, Conceptual and Ethical Challenges of Ethnographic Research on Perpetrators
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12537460 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Williams (0000-0002-4163-1998, Centre for Conflict Studies, Marburg University, Marburg, Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 610-629 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Peacekeeping (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-3312 • E-ISSN: 1743-906X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13533312.2017.1326288 |
| OpenAlex | W2612737931 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 36 |
This article is a methodological, conceptual and ethical reflection on challenges and opportunities afforded to ethnographic researchers in the field when working with perpetrators of mass violence and their motivations. Departing from a research project on the motivations of former cadres of the Khmer Rouge and fieldwork conducted on this topic in Cambodia, various possible approaches to conducting such ethnographic research are discussed, focusing on long-term stays in the community, frequent visits and building networks in the community, and repeat individual visits to select people without embedding oneself as a researcher in the community. For each of these approaches their distinct strengths and limitations are considered in light of various methodological, conceptual and ethical challenges encountered by the author in the field. As such, this article does not suggest specific methodological developments but offers a critical reflection of how various approaches to an ethnography of perpetrators can variously deal with these challenges
Conceptual framework · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Ethnography · Field (mathematics · Political science · Public relations · Reflection (computer programming · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Cambodian History and Society · Computer Science · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |