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oapen-20.500.12657-502992023-06-29T07:21:13Z Researching Non-state Actors in International Security Kruck, Andreas Schneiker, Andrea Alexander De Juan Alexander Spencer Andreas Armborst Andreas Kruck Andrea Schneiker Anja Mihr Anna Leander Bertjan Verbeek international security Jacqui True Joakim Berndtsson Jutta Joachim Klaus Dieter Wolf Magnus Dau Marlen Martin Melanie Coni-Zimmer militias non-state actors Patrick A. Mello private military and security companies research methods Sabrina Karim Tessa Diphoorn warlords bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JW Warfare & defence bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPS International relations bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPV Political control & freedoms bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPW Political activism::JPWH Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) This volume provides researchers and students with a discussion of a broad range of methods and their practical application to the study of non-state actors in international security. All researchers face the same challenge, not only must they identify a suitable method for analysing their research question, they must also apply it. This volume prepares students and scholars for the key challenges they confront when using social-science methods in their own research. To bridge the gap between knowing methods and actually employing them, the book not only introduces a broad range of interpretive and explanatory methods, it also discusses their practical application. Contributors reflect on how they have used methods, or combinations of methods, such as narrative analysis, interviews, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), case studies, experiments or participant observation in their own research on non-state actors in international security. Moreover, experts on the relevant methods discuss these applications as well as the merits and limitations of the various methods in use. Research on non-state actors in international security provides ample challenges and opportunities to probe different methodological approaches. It is thus particularly instructive for students and scholars seeking insights on how to best use particular methods for their research projects in International Relations (IR), security studies and neighbouring disciplines. It also offers an innovative laboratory for developing new research techniques and engaging in unconventional combinations of methods. This book will be of much interest to students of non-state security actors such as private military and security companies, research methods, security studies and International Relations in general. 2021-08-02T11:29:49Z 2021-08-02T11:29:49Z 2017 book ONIX_20210802_9781317365303_8 9781317365303 9780367141561 9781315669830 9781138947825 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50299 eng Routledge Critical Security Studies application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781317365303.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781315669830 10.4324/9781315669830 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781317365303 9780367141561 9781315669830 9781138947825 Routledge 270 open access
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This volume provides researchers and students with a discussion of a broad range of methods and their practical application to the study of non-state actors in international security. All researchers face the same challenge, not only must they identify a suitable method for analysing their research question, they must also apply it. This volume prepares students and scholars for the key challenges they confront when using social-science methods in their own research. To bridge the gap between knowing methods and actually employing them, the book not only introduces a broad range of interpretive and explanatory methods, it also discusses their practical application. Contributors reflect on how they have used methods, or combinations of methods, such as narrative analysis, interviews, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), case studies, experiments or participant observation in their own research on non-state actors in international security. Moreover, experts on the relevant methods discuss these applications as well as the merits and limitations of the various methods in use. Research on non-state actors in international security provides ample challenges and opportunities to probe different methodological approaches. It is thus particularly instructive for students and scholars seeking insights on how to best use particular methods for their research projects in International Relations (IR), security studies and neighbouring disciplines. It also offers an innovative laboratory for developing new research techniques and engaging in unconventional combinations of methods. This book will be of much interest to students of non-state security actors such as private military and security companies, research methods, security studies and International Relations in general.
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