Navigating the terrain of methods and ethics in conflict research / Johan J.P. Pottier, Laura Hammond and Christopher M. Cramer -- Researching conflict in Africa : a researcher's account of IFE-Modakeke -- South-Western Nigeria / Olajide O. Akanji -- Researching children and violence in evolving socio-political contexts / Giorgia Dona -- Layers of silence : counterinsurgency in northeastern Ethiopia / Laura Hammond -- Uncertain ethics : researching civil war in Sudan / Sharon E. Hutchinson -- "From nation to family" : researching gender and sexuality / Danai Mupotsa -- Cooperative ethics as a new model for cultural research on peace and security / Derek B. Miller and Ron Scollon -- Hidden agendas in conflict research : informants' interests and research -- Objectivity in the Niger delta / Ukoha Ukiwo -- Silence and authoritative speech in post-violence northern Ghana / Martijn Wienia.