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Fieldwork on activism and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is increasingly dangerous for both researchers and their interlocuters. King’s College London, with support from the British Academy, is holding a one-day workshop in London to provide training for early career researchers who plan to conduct empirical research in the MENA.
The workshop will involve a series of practical sessions, led by academics and practitioners with a variety of experience in carrying out fieldwork. These sessions will focus on pre-fieldwork preparations, digital security and protecting informants, conducting interviews, and analysing open source information. To prepare researchers for the ethical approval process, there will be a Q&A with the chair of the research ethics board at King’s College London.
Preparing for research -- Ilyas Saliba -- Amnesty International MENA
Open source data analysis -- Ahmad Atif -- WikiThawra Project
Digital security -- Jannis Grimm -- SAFEResearch
Profile management -- Thoraya El-Rayyes -- LSE
Interviews -- Aymann Al-Tamimi & Inna Rudolf -- Independent Researcher & KCL
Ethical clearance -- Dr Michael Kandiah -- KCL
The workshop has 15 places for early career researchers (including PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and lecturers). The workshop will be held at King’s College London on 19 July 2019. Travel funds are available for those living outside of London. To book a place on the workshop, please send a curriculum vitae and where you will be travelling from to inna.rudolf@kcl.ac.uk.