Dear Bram, There was a discussion on the list a month or so ago about methodological approaches. I'm traveling and thus don't have the URL for the list archive handy, but if you google something like "archive gep-ed" or "mail archive gep-d" you'll get a pointer to one or more postings on the archive...and from there you can click the "Thread" link in the upper corner of the page to see all the postings by thread.
It's been my experience that requests for general information of the sort you pose below aren't as fruitful as more specific requests. I might encourage you, then, to give us all something more specific to go on. ALSO, it is enormously helpful if you tell us what you've already looked at or what you've found most useful, or what you're drawing on as a foundation for which you need additional support/sources. That also helps us narrow down the sense of your request into more manageable tasks -- and, importantly, it gives us some sense of where to start with advice and help. Many thanks, and good luck! Mike Maniates > Dear All, > > I am currently in the midst of writing my PhD thesis on the politics of > conservation&development in Southern Africa and I am looking for some > accessible and to-the-point articles/books on research methodology, > specifically ones that adhere to interdisciplinary research (that touch > on both political science/IR and anthropology - ethnography, fieldwork, > etc), and combine practical research methodologies with more > epistemological reflections. > > I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions and will gladly share the result > with the list serve. > > Thanks, > > Bram > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Bram Büscher > Ph.D. Researcher > FSW - Faculty of Social Sciences > Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam > De Boelelaan 1081c - Room Z121 > 1081 HV Amsterdam > The Netherlands > Visiting Address: Buitenveldertselaan 3, # Z 121 > Tel: +31 (0)20 598 6701 / 9059 > Fax: +31 (0)20 598 6722 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.fsw.vu.nl/be.buscher/ > >
