Shared Risks and Research Dilemmas on a Peace Brigades International Team in Sri Lanka

@article{citeulike:971559, abstract = {Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a nongovernmental organization that provides nonviolent protective accompaniment in situations of severe political violence for local activists under threat. PBI team members function as unarmed bodyguards, attempting to deter violence by their presence or to document it and raise the costs to the transgressors if the deterrence fails. Blending ethnographic research of PBI with simultaneous service on a PBI team in Sri Lanka created a host of ethical quandaries and dilemmas. This article explains and analyzes some of these problems, including the use of politically sensitive research material, participation in team meetings and team decisions with life-threatening consequences for others, the acceptance of a salary from the organization under study, and embracing or refusing risks as a participant observer/team member who had more than one agenda.}, author = {Coy, Patrick G. }, citeulike-article-id = {971559}, comment = {Articles in this Special issue of the Journal: JOHN T. CRIST Preface to the Special Issue Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 516-519. [PDF] [References] CYNTHIA KEPPLEY MAHMOOD Terrorism, Myth, and the Power of Ethnographic Praxis Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 520-545. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] AVRAM BORNSTEIN Ethnography and the Politics of Prisoners in Palestine-Israel Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 546-574. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] PATRICK G. COY Shared Risks and Research Dilemmas on a Peace Brigades International Team in Sri Lanka Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 575-606. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] DAVID R. SEGAL Is a Peacekeeping Culture Emerging Among American Infantry in the Sinai MFO? Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 607-636. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] KEVIN AVRUCH Notes Toward Ethnographies of Conflict and Violence Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 637-648. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] }, journal = {Journal of Contemporary Ethnography}, keywords = {conflict, ethnography, nonviolence, qualitative, research}, number = {5}, pages = {575--606}, posted-at = {2006-12-02 16:59:35}, priority = {4}, title = {Shared Risks and Research Dilemmas on a Peace Brigades International Team in Sri Lanka}, volume = {30}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:971559 L3 - citeulike-article-id:971559 TI - Shared Risks and Research Dilemmas on a Peace Brigades International Team in Sri Lanka JF - Journal of Contemporary Ethnography VL - 30 IS - 5 SP - 575 EP - 606 N2 - Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a nongovernmental organization that provides nonviolent protective accompaniment in situations of severe political violence for local activists under threat. PBI team members function as unarmed bodyguards, attempting to deter violence by their presence or to document it and raise the costs to the transgressors if the deterrence fails. Blending ethnographic research of PBI with simultaneous service on a PBI team in Sri Lanka created a host of ethical quandaries and dilemmas. This article explains and analyzes some of these problems, including the use of politically sensitive research material, participation in team meetings and team decisions with life-threatening consequences for others, the acceptance of a salary from the organization under study, and embracing or refusing risks as a participant observer/team member who had more than one agenda. KW - conflict KW - ethnography KW - nonviolence KW - qualitative KW - research N1 - Articles in this Special issue of the Journal: JOHN T. CRIST Preface to the Special Issue Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 516-519. [PDF] [References] CYNTHIA KEPPLEY MAHMOOD Terrorism, Myth, and the Power of Ethnographic Praxis Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 520-545. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] AVRAM BORNSTEIN Ethnography and the Politics of Prisoners in Palestine-Israel Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 546-574. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] PATRICK G. COY Shared Risks and Research Dilemmas on a Peace Brigades International Team in Sri Lanka Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 575-606. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] DAVID R. SEGAL Is a Peacekeeping Culture Emerging Among American Infantry in the Sinai MFO? Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 607-636. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] KEVIN AVRUCH Notes Toward Ethnographies of Conflict and Violence Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 2001 30: 637-648. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] AU - Coy, Patrick PY - 2001/// ER -