Stories from the Field
Peter Krause and Ora Szekely
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S2E7 Researching Syria with Daniel Neep and Ora Szekely
Daniel Neep, who just published Syria: A Modern History, joins Ora Szekely, who published Syria Divided: Patterns of Violence in a Complex Civil War, for a conversation focusing on research on a…
S2E6 Publishing Fieldwork on Civil War with Caelyn Cobb and Jacqueline Hazelton
After your field research is done, there is always that final, daunting step: publishing. We are joined by Caelyn Cobb, Senior Editor in global history and global politics for Columbia University…
S2E5 Balancing Impartiality and Proximity in the Study of Civil Wars with Sarah Zukerman Daly and Peter Krause
When conducting research and fieldwork on civil war, it is not only challenging to remain impartial or get physically and emotionally close to conflict participants, but it is especially difficult to…
S2E4 Graduate Training and Civil War Research with Ana Paula Pellegrino and Ulaş Erdoğdu
Even though you might think you know the place that you’re researching, things can still surprise you when you’re new to the field. In this episode, we welcome Ana Paula Pellegrino and Ulaş Erdoğdu.…
S2E3 Research Ethics and the Study of Civil War with Christine Cheng and Christopher Day
The study of civil war and political violence presents researchers with a wide range of ethical questions to navigate. In this episode, we welcome Christine Cheng (Senior Lecturer in War Studies at…
S2E1 Welcome to Season 2
The Stories from the Field Podcast is back for a second season! In this introductory episode of Season 2, Ora and Peter reunite to preview the new season line-up and look back on the origins of the…
S2E2 Doing Research as a Native with Kira Jumet and Merouan Mekouar
Kira Jumet and Merouan Mekouar join the podcast to share their insights on what it means to be a “native scholar” and all the complications and benefits that can bring to the process of field…
S1E13 Lessons from the Field: What We Love About Field Research (and this Podcast!)
In this special final episode, we weave together numerous lessons from throughout the book and podcast, from the value of unstructured time in the field to the surprising parallels between hosting a…
S1E12 COVID-19 and Field Research with Fotini Christia, Aliyu Zakayo, and Aidan Milliff
Fotini Christia, Aliyu Zakayo, and Aidan Milliff offer their perspectives as a full professor, a medical doctor and researcher, and an advanced graduate student, respectively, on the ethical and…
S1E11 Learning Field Research with Vierelina Fernandez, Leah Hickert, Ayse Lokmanoglu, Jack MacDonald, and Renata Martinez
We trace the process of learning field research by talking to a group of excellent undergraduate students (Leah Hickert, Jack MacDonald, and Renata Martinez) and advanced graduate students (Vierelina…
S1E10 Teaching Field Research with Jesse Driscoll, Milli Lake, and Sarah Parkinson
We welcome Jesse Driscoll from UCSD, Milli Lake from the London School of Economics, and Sarah Parkinson from Johns Hopkins University to talk about teaching field research. How can we teach others…
S1E9 Health and Safety in the Field with Ravi Perry and Sarah Zukerman Daly
We welcome Ravi Perry from Howard University and Sarah Zukerman Daly from Columbia University to talk about the crucial but oft-overlooked issues of health and safety in the field—whether in one's…
S1E8 Research in China with Enze Han and Robert Ross
We talk to Enze Han from the University of Hong Kong and Robert Ross from Boston College about the significant potential and challenges of doing research in China. Our guests reflect on everything…
S1E7 Field Surveys and Experiments with Matthew Cancian, Kristin Fabbe, and Kristin Michelitch
We welcome Matthew Cancian from MIT, Kristin Fabbe from Harvard Business School, and Kristin Michelitch from Vanderbilt University to talk about conducting field surveys and experiments. We discuss…
S1E6 Conducting Research Amidst Conflict with Zoe Marks and Will Reno
We welcome Zoe Marks from Harvard Kennedy School and Will Reno from Northwestern University to talk about doing research in insecure or conflict-affected situations, and learning how to keep our…
S1E5 Creatively Collecting Information with John McCauley, Rich Nielsen, and Lindsey O'Rourke
Once you're in "the field," how can you most effectively gain knowledge and collect information? How do you build trust and connections with local leaders? How to show respect and become part of a…
S1E4 Positionality, Emotions, and Research in the Middle East with Carla Abdo-Katsipis, Nadya Hajj, and Ian Lustick
How do our identities and lives outside of academia shape our fieldwork? And what does that look like in a region like the Middle East? We talk to Carla Abdo-Katsipis from Wesleyan University, Nadya…
S1E3 The Ethics of Field Research with Erica Chenoweth and Zachariah Mampilly
Peter and Ora welcome Erica Chenoweth from Harvard Kennedy School and Zachariah Mampilly from the Marxe School of International Affairs at Baruch College to discuss research ethics, including whether…
S1E2 Developing Local Knowledge with Christina Greer, Wendy Pearlman, and Paul Staniland
Ora and Peter welcome Christina Greer from Fordham University, Wendy Pearlman from Northwestern University, and Paul Staniland from the University of Chicago to discuss local knowledge, perhaps the…
S1E1 Introduction: Welcome to Stories from the Field
In this introductory episode, Peter and Ora discuss the evolving definition of "field research," which is conventionally defined as research conducted outside of one’s institution to observe,…
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