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Research Training Workshop; Applying Do No Harm to Research: How to Gather Actual Data in Complex Conflict-Affected Community.

Guest Speaker: Megumi Kagawa, Former Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hiroshima University –Ph.D. Candidate, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University

 

The workshop was held in Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus, on April 28, 2016, hosted by Ritsumeikan University's Graduate School of International Relations and the Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO). Approximately 20 participants attended the workshop.

 

The workshop identifies the researcher outlook on doing the research in conflicted region based on the five years first-hand experiences of the field works in Mindanao, the Philippines. The workshop reviews the multimethod investigations which may be used in the way to gain the data and to figure out the ‘map of the conflict in the community.  In the end, the participants were expected to grasp the meaning and the challenges in conducting research in the conflicted zone. The most valuable information of the workshop is understanding that the process of building trust and relationship with local people require long and patient efforts to do so. Above all, the goals of doing research in the disputed areas are not only designed for a solely academic outcome but also for peace and humanity.


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