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

Mateja Peter and Francesco Strazzari

Third World Quarterly, 2017, vol. 38, issue 7, 1531-1550

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1256766

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