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On Academic Research, Legitimacy, and Fieldwork in Times of Crisis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2022

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Ali Kassem*
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Institute of Advanced Studies and Al-Waleed Center, University of Edinburgh, UK
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In thinking through the stark differences in how a research project in Lebanon was received in 2018 versus 2020, this paper seeks to reflect on the fragile relationship between academic researcher and community, on the legitimacy of research in moments of crisis, and on the complexity of pursuing decolonial research in the contemporary West Asia North Africa region.

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Review of Middle East Studies , Volume 55 , Issue 2 , December 2021 , pp. 276 - 283
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc.

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