Social Science Research Ethics for a Globalizing World: Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780367597818 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 332 str.

Keerty Nakray; Margaret Alston; Kerri Whittenbury

Opis

Increasing globalisation within the social sciences and education sector has necessitated greater reflections on the various dimensions of ethics involved in carrying out research in cross-cultural contexts, within and across national boundaries. Within this context, this volume draws on intensive field work to shed light on the ethical iss

Spis treści

1. Introduction

I. Feminist Ethics: Cross-Cultural Reflections and Its Implications for Change

2. Gender and HIV/AIDS Policies in India: Critical Reflections on Feminist Research Ethics and "Making an Impact"

3. Outsider Research in Cross-Cultural Gender Project: Lessons from the Field

4. Researching Violence against Women in India: Everyday Challenges of Investigation and Cultural Values

5. Women, War and Silence: Insider’s View of Researching Gender Based Violence in Politically Fragile North East India

II. Researching Physical and Sexual Violence in Not-Academic Settings: A Need for Ethical Protocols

6. The Challenges, Best Practices and Pitfalls of Research on Physical and Sexual Violence Conducted by Humanitarian Actors in Emergencies

7. Ethical Issues for Research Studies on Mistreatment, Sexual Abuse and Rape in Children in Perú

III. Human Agency, Reciprocity Participation and Activism : Meanings for Social Science Research Ethics

8. Responsibility, Sensitivity and Reciprocity: The Practice of Ethical Research and Community Engagement with Vulnerable Groups

9. The Limits of Activism in Ethnographic Fieldwork: Research Ethics and the Predicament of Self-Censorship in Conflict Field Site

10. Transforming the Lens of Vulnerability: Human Agency as an Ethical Consideration in Refugee Research

11. Ethical Reflections in Qualitative Research on Father’s Absence: A South African Township Case-Study

IV. Emotions, Conflict and Dangerous Fields: Issues of ‘Safety’ and Reflective Research

12. The Methodological Challenges of Researching Armed Actors in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

13. Field Work and Safety in Social Science Research Ethics in China: A Comparative Gender Lens

V. Social Science Education: Training in Ethics or "Ethical Training"

14. Vicarious and Secondary Trauma in Interviews on Father Identity and Connections

15. Seeking the True Meaning in Cross-Cultural Research: Addressing the Challenges in Translating and Transcribing in Higher Education Policies

Conclusion

 

O autorze

Keerty Nakray is Associate Professor at Jindal Global Law School in New Delhi India.

Margaret Alston is Professor of Social Work and Head of Department at Monash University, Australia.

Kerri Whittenbury is a Senior Research Fellow in the Gender, Leadership and Social Sustainability (GLASS) research unit at Monash University, Australia.