Knowledge Production in Times of Flight and War – Developing Common Grounds for Research in/on Syria (KnowWar)
Introduction about the project:
KnowWar critically examines the power nexus between war, warfare, flight, humanitarian programs, (forced) repatriation, and reconstruction in Syria and its repercussions in Lebanon. It works towards the development of trans-disciplinary methodologies which allow a critical understanding of these conditions and discourses.
Centre for Development Studies (CDS) aspires through this project to contribute to the production of critical knowledge, methodologies and approaches in social sciences that can be used to conduct research in times of war. This knowledge production process is based on a participatory approach that gets the researched communities involved in the research process, give them voice and critically read and assess the dominant knowledge produced on these communities. This brief report summarizes the four main phases that reflect the work progress of the CDS team on the Know-War project so far.