Fieldwork as Craft: A Practical Guide for Conducting Research in the Real World

Fieldwork as Craftwork: A Practical Guide for Conducting Research in the Real World shows security studies researchers how to apply and develop a skill set that can be applied to all aspects of their work, from securing necessities and navigating a foreign landscape, to wrestling with theory and wrangling data. The author, Suzanne Levi-Sanchez, an assistant professor at the US Naval War College, has conducted extensive fieldwork in the borderlands of Afghanistan. Throughout this book, she draws upon this experience to illustrate the principles and best practices of field research.