Between fatigue and silence: the challenges of conducting research on sexual violence in conflict
Boesten, J. & Henry, M.
(2018).
Between fatigue and silence: the challenges of conducting research on sexual violence in conflict.
Social Politics,
25(4), 568 - 588.
https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxy027
This paper discusses the meanings of research fatigue and silences in conflict-related sexual violence research. Drawing on field experiences in Liberia, Tanzania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Peru, we discuss some of the unintended consequences of persistent focus on victim-survivors’ narratives and argue for a reflexive feminist perspective that allows us to question the need and context of interviewing survivors and the associated insistence on disclosure.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2018 The Authors |
| Departments |
LSE > Academic Departments > Gender Studies LSE > Institutes > Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa > Centre for Women Peace and Security |
| DOI | 10.1093/sp/jxy027 |
| Date Deposited | 05 Dec 2019 |
| Acceptance Date | 05 Apr 2018 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/102777 |