Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-255) and index.Introduction : surviving research / Julie Mertus -- Demystifying field research / John C. King -- Exceeding scholarly responsibility : IRBs and political constraints / Judy Hemming -- Methods and ethics with research teams and NGOs : comparing experiences across the border of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo / Elizabeth Levy Paluck -- Maintenance of standards of protection during writeup and publication / Chandra Lekha Sriram -- Got trust? : the challenge of gaining access in conflict zones / Julie Norman -- From cell phones to coffee : issues of access in Egypt / Courtney Radsch -- "That is not what we authorised you to do" : access and government interference in highly po...