ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> Afghan Women s Resistance and Struggle in Afghanistan and Diasporic Communities, 2004-2005 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:6065</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigator</H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Rostami-Povey, E.<br>University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsor</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Economic and Social Research Council<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> November 2008 </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> Rostami-Povey, E., <i> Afghan Women s Resistance and Struggle in Afghanistan and Diasporic Communities, 2004-2005</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], November 2008. SN: 6065, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6065-1. </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> E. Rostami-Povey </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 6065 . Afghan Women s Resistance and Struggle in Afghanistan and Diasporic Communities, 2004-2005<br> </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>Rostami-Povey, E. , University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies</h5> <h3>Principal Investigator:</h3> <h5>Rostami-Povey, E. , University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies</h5> <H3>Sponsor:</H3><H5> Economic and Social Research Council<br> <i class='myclass'> Grant Number:</i> RES-000-22-0762 </H5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5><i>Afghan Women s Resistance and Struggle in Afghanistan and Diasporic Communities, 2004-2005</i> aimed to develop a better understanding of Afghan women's resistance to war and violent conflicts; their engagement with multiple worlds as refugees or living in exile, their struggle for survival and/or their acquisition of new knowledge and power. The study investigated the vast diversity (class, age, ethnicity, religion) of women's experiences in the process of historical changes (in times of war and conflict, in exile and in times of peace making) and the different ways they emerge as autonomous agents and construct their identities, in culturally specific circumstances. The research assessed the gendered nature of social exclusion, and the importance of women's inclusion in the processes of reconstruction and peace making. <br> <br> Semi-structured interviews were used to study Afghan women (and some men) in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, UK and USA. Respondents were chosen to represent a sample of diverse groups (students, teachers, non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) workers, United Nations (UN) workers, journalists, women and men in refugee camps) according to their religiosity, ethnicity, age, marital status, fertility rate, class, citizenship status, employment status and political, social and cultural activities. Detailed demographic information about each respondent is recorded in the data listing.<br> <br> Further information is available from the <a href="http://www.esrcsocietytoday/esrcinfocentre/viewawardpage.aspx?awardnumber=RES-000-22-0762" title ="ESRC award page">ESRC award page</a>.<br> <br></h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>The interviews cover experiences of Afghan women (and some men) in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, UK and USA. Some of the issues investigated include:<ul><li>experience in Iran, Pakistan, the UK and the USA</li><li>experience under Taliban rule</li><li>involvement and views on the reconstruction of Afghanistan</li><li>education</li><li>employment</li><li>national and cultural identity</li><li>gender issues</li></ul></h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> Pakistan: September  October, 2004;Iran: September  October, 2004 and April  May, 2005USA: December, 2004UK: February, 2005Afghanistan: April  May, 2005 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> Afghanistan; Iran; Pakistan; United Kingdom; United States <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> Countries <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals <br><i class='myclass'>Kind of Data: </i> Textual data; Individual (micro) level; Semi-structured interview transcripts; Focus Group transcripts </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> Cross-national; Subnational <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> Afghan women and men living in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, UK and USA, 2004-2005. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Cross-sectional (one-time) study <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> Purposive selection/case studies <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> 82 interview transcripts; 1 interview notes <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Face-to-face interview <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> Not applicable </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required. Available to all registered users. The depositor may be informed about usage. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Qualidata, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: qualidata@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 12 November 2008<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5> E. Rostami-Povey</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>31 October 2011</h5> </body></html>