Abstract

Ethical concerns associated with social science research are heightened in conflict-affected environments, due to increased insecurity and the vulnerability of many research participants. This article considers some of the main challenges faced by researchers in conflict-affected environments and how they can be addressed, focusing in particular on ethical and security challenges. It also considers other challenges, which are often overlooked, such as the epistemological and methodological challenges of acquiring knowledge in conflict-affected environments, where research participants may be from different cultures, may speak different languages, and may be deeply traumatized and distrustful of others. In such places, research participants may employ techniques to assuage or discourage the researcher, including projecting borrowed narratives or remaining silent. This article argues that navigating security and ethical challenges, attending to issues of power, and remaining genuinely self-reflective can help fulfill the optimal potential of research in conflict-affected environments, which is to challenge narratives that perpetuate conflict, harm, and insecurity and to contribute to a better understanding and, thus, response to the challenges of conflict and peacebuilding.

中文翻译：

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研究者与被研究者：在受冲突影响的环境中应对研究挑战

摘要

由于不安全感的增加和许多研究参与者的脆弱性，在受冲突影响的环境中，与社会科学研究相关的伦理问题更加突出。本文考虑了研究人员在受冲突影响的环境中面临的一些主要挑战，以及如何应对这些挑战，特别是在道德和安全挑战方面。它还考虑了通常被忽略的其他挑战，例如在受冲突影响的环境中获取知识的认识论和方法论挑战，在这些挑战中，研究参与者可能来自不同的文化，可能讲不同的语言，并可能深深地受到创伤和不信任其他人。在这种情况下，研究参与者可能会采用一些技术来安抚或劝阻研究人员，包括预测借用的叙述或保持沉默。本文认为，应对安全和道德挑战，关注权力问题以及保持真正的自我反省，可以帮助在受冲突影响的环境中发挥研究的最佳潜力，这将挑战使冲突，伤害和不安全感长期存在的叙事。为增进对冲突和建设和平的挑战的更好的了解，并因此作出反应。