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This chapter looks into the preparation and execution of research in challenging contexts. Focusing specifically on contexts with authoritarian characteristics, it highlights challenges and opportunities in who to ask for advice, and how to manage risks in the field. Drawing on personal experiences during fieldwork among medical workers in Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine, it specifically explores the challenges for young scholars, who work under high professional and personal pressure. Believing that well-executed fieldwork can be very valuable, it argues for improved risk management rather than risk aversion or risk transfer. Through the creation of tailor-made support to scholars and their projects, real meaning can be given to the words ‘duty of care’.
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Roborgh, S. (2021). From Risk Aversion to Risk Management. In: Mac Ginty, R., Brett, R., Vogel, B. (eds) The Companion to Peace and Conflict Fieldwork. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46433-2_8
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