The Sixty Percent Mission: An Introduction To High Risk Ethnography Process And Protocol In Support Of The Us Army'S Civil Affairs Humanitarian Mission

Abstract

Many government and nongovernment organizations operate in distressed environments, from natural disaster sites to areas undergoing civil wars or insurgencies. Current, detailed understanding of the population and assessment of the effectiveness of humanitarian services are vital. However, traditional ethnographic methods are often unsuited to such environments. In this chapter, the authors introduce high-risk ethnography, a specialized research protocol for distressed populations and areas with a high risk of violence. The requirements, the concepts, the methods, and the team composition are summarized. Finally, a case study from a field research in Afghanistan during 2007 is provided to illustrate the execution and the value of the methodology.

Publication Date

9-19-2016

Publication Title

Modeling Sociocultural Influences on Decision Making: Understanding Conflict, Enabling Stability

Number of Pages

115-133

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315369587

Socpus ID

85052165027 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85052165027

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