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<journal-id>1645-9199</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Relações Internacionais (R:I)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Relações Internacionais]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1645-9199</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[IPRI-UNL]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1645-91992025000300041</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.23906/ri2025.87a04</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Desafios na investigação sobre resolução de conflitos na África Austral: experiências do trabalho de campo em Angola, na África do Sul e no Botswana]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Suamo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vasco Alberto Quitela]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,IPRI-NOVA  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisboa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>87</numero>
<fpage>41</fpage>
<lpage>53</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1645-91992025000300041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1645-91992025000300041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1645-91992025000300041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo A investigação sobre conflitos armados no continente africano constitui um exercício complexo, marcado por constrangimentos metodológicos, éticos e políticos que desafiam os académicos. Partindo das experiências adquiridas durante o trabalho de campo em três países da África Austral, este artigo descreve e analisa criticamente os desafios enfrentados na recolha de dados, com particular destaque para as entrevistas realizadas com atores nacionais e regionais envolvidos no processo de resolução do conflito na República Democrática do Congo e do papel desempenhado por Angola na pacificação deste país. A reflexão incide sobre as estratégias e ferramentas qualitativas mobilizadas para lidar e superar os desafios do trabalho de campo em contextos marcados pelo legado do conflito armado.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Researching conflicts on the African continent is a complex undertaking, characterised by methodological, ethical and political constraints that present challenges to scholars. Drawing on experiences gained during fieldwork in three southern African countries, this article critically describes and analyses the challenges encountered in data collection, particularly in interviews with national and regional actors involved in conflict resolution in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Angola&#8217;s role in pacifying this country. The discussion focuses on qualitative strategies and tools used to address and overcome the challenges of conducting.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[resolução de conflitos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[África Austral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[intermediário]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[trabalho de campo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[conflict resolution]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Southern Africa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[intermediary]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fieldwork]]></kwd>
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