The Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR, University of Oxford) features Dr. Philipp Amour’s Article on ‘Field Research in the Middle East.’ The article is based on his larger project entiteld ‘The Birth of the Palestinain Cultural History.’ It focuses on practical, theoretical, and methodological aspects of conducting research in conflict zones; and examines some of the most common challenges and obstacles encountered while doing research in the Middle East, in order to propose potential solutions to the problem of on-site Research. The journal article builds on Dr Philipp Amour’s extensive field research in the Middle East, including his time as Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) scholar in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Palestine.