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 politicised research environments / Susan Thomson -- Researching repellent groups : some methodological considerations on how to represent militants, radicals, and other belligerents / Carolyn Gallaher -- Interpreting truth and lies in stories of conflict and violence / Lee Ann Fujii -- Maintenance of personal security : ethical and operational issues / Julie Mertus -- Impact on research of security seeking behaviour / Amy Ross -- Fieldwork, objectivity, and the academic enterprise / Marie-Joëlle Zahar -- Dilemmas of self-representation and conduct in the field / Stephen Brown -- There and back : surviving research in violent and difficult situations / Olga Martin-Ortega, Johanna Herman.