Securitisation of research: fieldwork under new restrictions in Darfur and Mali

Mateja Peter; Francesco Strazzari

doi:10.1080/01436597.2016.1256766

Securitisation of research: fieldwork under new restrictions in Darfur and Mali

Mateja Peter, Francesco Strazzari

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Knowledge on conflict-affected areas is becoming increasingly important for scholarship and policy. This article identifies a recent change in knowledge production regarding 'zones of danger', attributing it not only to the external environment, but also to an on-going process of securitisation of research resulting from institutional and disciplinary practices. Research is increasingly framed by security concerns and is becoming a security concern in itself, although the implications are not readily acknowledged. To illustrate these developments, we draw on fieldwork in Mali and Darfur.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1531-1550
Number of pages	20
Journal	Third World Quarterly
Volume	38
Issue number	7
Early online date	21 Dec 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2016.1256766
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2017

Keywords

Securitisation
Critical security
Fieldwork
Ethics
Mali
Darfur

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