Evaluation in the Extreme

An exploration of the ways in which research, power and politics interact in violently divided societies Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the funding ofresearch in and on violently divided societies. But how do we know whetherresearch makes any diff erence to these societies-is the impact constructiveor destructive? This book is the fi rst to systematically explore this questionthrough a series of case studies written by those on the front lines of appliedresearch. It off ers clear and logical ways to understand the positive or negativerole that research, or any other aid intervention, might have in developingsocieties a ffected by armed confl ict, political unrest and/or social violence.