Emotional and Ethical Challenges for Field Research in Africa: The Story Behind the Findings

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: Why Stories Behind the Findings?....Pages 1-11
From Humanitarian to Anthropologist: Writing at the Margins of Ethnographic Research in the Democratic Republic of Congo....Pages 12-26
The Contested Fruits of Research in War-Torn Countries: My Insider Experience in Northern Uganda....Pages 27-41
Dislodging Power Structures in Rural Rwanda: From ‘Disaster Tourist’ to ‘Transfer Gate’....Pages 42-56
Challenges of Interviewing Political Elites: A View from the Top in Post-War Burundi....Pages 57-69
The RPF Control Everything! Fear and Rumour under Rwanda’s Genocide Ideology Legislation....Pages 70-83
From Scientific Research to Action in Southern Kivu: Ethical Dilemmas and Practical Challenges....Pages 84-95
Research as ‘Social Work’ in Kampala? Managing Expectations, Compensation and Relationships in Research with Unassisted, Urban Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo....Pages 96-106
 Nacibazo, ‘No Problem’: Moving Behind the Official Discourse of Post-Genocide Justice in Rwanda....Pages 107-122
Dealing with Deceit: Fieldwork Encounters and Lies in Burundi....Pages 123-138
Academic Integrity and Ethical Responsibilities in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Working with Research Ethics Boards to Prepare for Fieldwork with ‘Human Subjects’....Pages 139-154
Back Matter....Pages 155-169