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This chapter gives an overview of the many methods and epistemological approaches in the multidisciplinary study of peace and conflict that encompasses disciplines in the social sciences as well as the humanities. It argues that there is a rift in the field that reflects the differences in these approaches and proposes three possible avenues for conciliation. First, peace scientists need to acknowledge the conceptual and ethical concerns about the measurement of peace outlined by critical peace researchers. Second, the potential of participatory statistics should be taken more seriously and integrated widely in peace research. Third, multidisciplinary teams should be encouraged to work together on problems of peace and conflict in order to address critical unanswered questions from different viewpoints using a variety of methods in order to gain a greater holistic understanding of the challenges of building peace after war. |
