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Methodological considerations for research on ethnopolitical violence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2016

Todd D. Little
Todd D. Little*
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Texas Tech University
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Todd D. Little, Institute for Measurement, Methodology, Analysis, and Policy, Texas Tech University, 3008 18th Street, Lubbock, TX 79409-1071; E-mail: [email protected].
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Abstract

The methodological and epistemological challenges that research on ethnopolitical violence faces are examined. This research area is fundamentally important for political reasons and for understanding, as well as subsequent interventions to ameliorate, youths’ responses to ethnopolitical violence. Advances in methods are reviewed that can overcome the obstacles placed by the various challenges. These issues are discussed in the context of the articles that comprise this Special Section.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 29 , Special Issue 1: Developmental and Social–Ecological Perspectives on Children, Political Violence, and Armed Conflict , February 2017 , pp. 71 - 77
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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