Fieldwork in Sierra Leone

In the summer of 2007, I spent nine weeks in Sierra Leone conducting interviews with former RUF-combatants and community people, exploring how former fighters were reintegrating into civilian life. I enquired about local notions of justice, punishment, revenge, forgiveness and reconciliation as well as observing every-day interactions between former fighters and their neighbors. My research took me to the South-East, the town of Kenema and the diamond fields of Tongo; the northern towns of Makeni and Magburaka; and the eastern suburbs of the capital Freetown.

Photos 2007

I returned to Sierra Leone in Spring 2009 to conduct further interviews and start work on a small-scale survey for my doctoral thesis, which deals with intergenerational conflict. This time around I travelled to the very east, Kailahun town, and did further research in eastern Freetown.

Photos 2009