Researching the Middle East: Cultural, Conceptual, Theoretical and Practical Issues - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1474440312 ISBN 13: 9781474440318

Casa editrice: Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2021

Riassunto

Researching the Middle East is a challenge for both new and seasoned researchers. Ensuring rigour, theoretical grounding and accommodating the Middle Eastern perspective are essential when it comes to avoiding orientalist perspectives and maintaining an inclusive attitude towards all experiences of research in the area.

This textbook focuses on the practical and theoretical issues faced by researchers working in and on the Middle East and North Africa. Beyond sharing invaluable experiences, contributors examine the cultural, conceptual, methodological and practical challenges of working in and on the region. Through an exploration of various aspects of Middle East Studies via the experiences of researchers, this book provides insight into a complicated yet fascinating region.

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Lorraine Charles is a Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge and Co-Lead of the Digital Skills and Digital Work project at the Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement, University of Cambridge.

Ilan Pappé is Professor of History and Director for the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. He is author of numerous books, the most recent being The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine (Oneworld, 2015), The Idea of Israel (Verso, 2014) and The Modern Middle East; A Social and Cultural History (Routledge, 2014).

Monica Ronchi is a social entrepreneur working in the education sector in Europe and the Middle East.

Lorraine Charles is Head of Research at Angela M Solomon Communications, and a PhD candidate at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. She has published articles in the Journal of International Women's Studies.

Ilan Pappé is Professor of History and Director for the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. He is author of numerous books, the most recent being The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Israeli Occupation of Palestine (Oneworld, 2015), The Idea of Israel (Verso, 2014) and The Modern Middle East; A Social and Cultural History (Routledge, 2014).

Monica Ronchi is a postgraduate teaching assistant and PhD candidate at the University of Exeter.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Addresses the practical and theoretical issues faced by researchers working in and on the Middle East and North AfricaResearching the Middle East is a challenge for both new and seasoned researchers. Ensuring rigour, providing a theoretical grounding and accommodating the Middle Eastern perspective are all essential when it comes to avoiding orientalist perspectives and maintaining an inclusive attitude towards all experiences of research in the area.The core mission of this textbook is to help and support both new and established scholars looking to expand their research down different and possibly challenging avenues, navigating issues that relate to positionality, ethics and ethnocentric biases. Sixteen researchers share their invaluable first-hand experiences and examine the cultural, conceptual, methodological and practical challenges of working on and in MENA region.Key Features?Divided into four sections covering core themes: researching political dynamics; identity and positionality in research; conducting ethnographic research; and research through text, symbols and technology?Focuses on methodology, combining researchers' experiences with theoretical and conceptual analysis?Fourteen case studies explore specific, frequently encountered issues: from the challenges of doing research in conflict zones to working with interpreters and navigating the problems of researching ‘terrorism’?Includes a variety of perspectives to allow a critical understanding of the methodological challenges in Middle East studiesLorraine Charles is a Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge and Co-Lead of the Digital Skills and Digital Work project at the Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement, University of Cambridge. Ilan Pappé is Professor of History and Director for the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. Monica Ronchi is a social entrepreneur working in the education sector in Europe and the Middle East.

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Addresses the practical and theoretical issues faced by researchers working in and on the Middle East and North AfricaResearching the Middle East is a challenge for both new and seasoned researchers. Ensuring rigour, providing a theoretical grounding and accommodating the Middle Eastern perspective are all essential when it comes to avoiding orientalist perspectives and maintaining an inclusive attitude towards all experiences of research in the area.The core mission of this textbook is to help and support both new and established scholars looking to expand their research down different and possibly challenging avenues, navigating issues that relate to positionality, ethics and ethnocentric biases. 16 researchers share their invaluable first-hand experiences and examine the cultural, conceptual, methodological and practical challenges of working on and in MENA region.Key Features?Divided into 4 sections covering core themes: researching political dynamics; identity and positionality in research; conducting ethnographic research; and research through text, symbols and technology?Focuses on methodology, combining researchers' experiences with theoretical and conceptual analysis?14 case studies explore specific, frequently encountered issues: from the challenges of doing research in conflict zones to working with interpreters and navigating the problems of researching terrorism ?Includes a variety of perspectives to allow a critical understanding of the methodological challenges in Middle East studiesLorraine Charles is a Research Associate at the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Ilan Pappé is Professor of History and Director for the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. Monica Ronchi is a social entrepreneur working in the education sector in Europe and the Middle East.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1474440312
• ISBN 13: 9781474440318
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 244
• Redattore: Charles Lorraine, Pappe Ilan, Ronchi Monica
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile