While it's easy to consult one concise source such as Wikipedia for a quick introduction, consulting as many stakeholders as possible, guarantees you a fresh, strong diversity of opinions and ideas to work with.
TO START: IDENTIFY THE STAKEHOLDERS
Make a list of stakeholders - the people and groups have an interest, involvement or are affected by armed conflict in a region.
Typical stakeholders include:- Citizens on the ground ( eye witness accounts)
- Nonprofit organizations ( e.g. community, national or international humanitarian organizations ( e.g. UN, UN forces), consumers associations)
- Workers ( Labour, professional associations)
- Rebel groups
- Educational institutions / academics / ( peer-reviewed publications)
- Government of the country
- Army of the country
- Foreign governments
- For profit businesses & industries
- Lawyers, courts
- Western press media reports (both left and right wing bias)
- Primary source propaganda documents, radio, visual mass media audio & video
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