ABSTRACT
An ambition in early peace research was to also contribute directly to actions for peace. Knowledge that is generated through research also has to be brought to the public and have an impact on policy. This is, in some sense, what the taxpayers or donors are expecting from their funding, although what the impact could be cannot be predicted. This means that this volume now has come full circle. In Chapters 1 and 2 we discussed how to prevent research from being misused for purposes not consonant with the individual researcher's own convictions, for instance research results being used for war or repression. The Uppsala Code of Ethics was designed to provide guidance for this. However, in this part we need to discuss if and how a more positive approach can be developed. Research is not just for the academic community; it is also there to be applied. However, applied peace research is a topic on which very little has been written and there is a lack of empirical insights. In Chapters 17 and 18 two cases are presented by a researcher in the situation of armed conflict. Obviously, research can be applied in many other ways. Let us consider some roles that the researcher can take up, and point to their advantages and disadvantages.
