Researching Non-state Actors in International Security : Theory and Practice (Paperback)

1. Introduction: Researching Non-State Actors in International Security ? A Multitude of Challenges, a Plurality of Approaches, Andreas Kruck and Andrea Schneiker

2. Conceptualizing Political Violence of Non-State Actors in International Security Research, Andreas Armborst

Part I: Interpreting Texts

3. Rebels without a Cause: Narrative Analysis as a Method for Research on Rebel Movements, Alexander Spencer

4. PMSCs and Twitter: Sentiment Analysis as a Tool for Evaluating Social Media Data, Magnus Dau and Marlen Martin

5. Semi-Structured Interviews with Non-State and Security Actors, Anja Mihr

6. Combining Semi-Structured Interviews and Document Analysis in a Study of Private Security Expertise, Joakim Berndtsson

7. Discussion Chapter: Comments on "Interpreting Texts", Jutta Joachim

Part II: Establishing Causal Claims

8. (Comparative) Case Studies: Combining Case Study Techniques for the Causal Analysis of Security Privatization, Andreas Kruck

9. Qualitative Comparative Analysis and the Study of Non-State Actors, Patrick Mello

10. Geospatial Analyses of Non-State Actors in Violent Conflicts, Alexander De Juan

11. Discussion Chapter: Shadow Boxing in Plato’s Cave: Assessing Causal Claims, Bertjan Verbeek

12. An Ethnographic Approach to Non-State Security: Participation Observation among Private Security Officers, Tessa Diphoorn

13. Using Experimental Methods in Post-Conflict Countries to Understand the Effects of Gender Reforms in the Liberian National Police, Sabrina Karim

14. Empirical Assessment of (Policy) Effectiveness: The Role of Business in Zones of Conflict, Melanie Coni-Zimmer and Klaus Dieter Wolf

15. Discussion Chapter: Practicing Reflexivity in Field Research, Jacqui True

Conclusions and Perspectives for Researching Non-State Actors in International Security

16. From Cookbooks to Dictionaries in the Making: Methodological Perspectives for Research of Non-State Actors and Processes, Anna Leander