Data Gathering Methods. To trace the history of the global movement against child marriage and the discourses the movement invokes, I employed two data collection methods. The first is semi-structured interviews; the second is analysis of documents produced by INGOs, governments, activists, and IGOs. I used interviews to gather knowledge about the history of the movement, with a particular focus on the paths and ideas which were selected or not selected in the framing of the problem. In order to recruit respondents, I first identified the key organizations working on child marriage and key figures within those organizations. I used documents produced by major INGOs, existing treaties, news articles, and government reports to identify main organizations and key figures. I started with two pilot interviews at CARE in Atlanta, as it is one of the leading INGOs working on child marriage. These interviews were helpful for two reasons: first, they provided me with an entry point to the field and opened up access to the main players in Washington, D.C. As the movement against child marriage is relatively new and ongoing, it was not difficult to find people to interview. Also, despite the great variety of organizations (from government agencies to private consultation firms), the movement consists of a dense network of people. In the early interviews, the same names kept coming up as key figures to add to my interview list. The majority of the interviews took place in Washington, D.C., between November 4 and November 19, 2015. In addition to the interviews, I participated in two key events regarding child marriage: the Girl Summit 2015 and the Panel on the Economic and Social Impacts of Child Marriage. The theme for the Girl Summit 2015 was “A Focus on Solutions to End Child Marriage Globally,” a one-day event that brought together hundreds of people working against child marriage. It was a follow up to the first-ever Girl Summit in 2014, held in London, and it was global in scope. I did not conduct any structured interviews at this event but I had the chance to meet several key figures for brief conversations. I also took notes during the panel discussions. Since the Girl Summit took place on the first day of my fieldwork, I was able to refer to Summit activities and discourse during my interviews. The scope of the interviews and events in which I participated is reflective of the variety of organizations contributing to the global movement of child marriage (see Table 1 for details of ...
