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2.2 Methodology
The research findings came from document analysis (policy analysis), face-to-face
semi-structured interviews with community, mining and government stakeholders,
field work and participant observation and group interviews in two case study areas
in Colombia. The research deals with diverse and multiple sets of data requiring the
application of the case study method. The case studies allow for detailed and
Fig. 2.2 Modified sustainable livelihood framework. (Modified from Mandke 2007 and Rakodi
and Lloyd-Jones 2002 (see Franco 2014))
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