Ethical Research Landscapes in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts: Understanding the Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Shanks, Kelsey; Paulson, Julia
Titel	Ethical Research Landscapes in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts: Understanding the Challenges
Quelle	In: Research Ethics, 18 (2022) 3, S.169-192 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shanks, Kelsey)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1747-0161
DOI	10.1177/17470161221094134
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Conflict; Guidelines; Social Problems; Barriers; Researchers; Research Problems; Workshops; Group Discussion; Foreign Countries; Financial Support; Research Design; Social Differences; Accountability; Guidance; Capacity Building; Developing Nations; Developed Nations; Information Dissemination; International Cooperation; Emergency Programs; Educational Cooperation; Educational Practices; Jordan; Colombia (Bogota); Bangladesh (Dhaka); Iraq; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Konflikt; Richtlinien; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Researcher; Forscher; Forschungskritik; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Gruppendiskussion; Ausland; Finanzielle Förderung; Forschungsdesign; Sozialer Unterschied; Verantwortung; Beratung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Informationsverbreitung; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Hilfsprogramm; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Bildungspraxis; Irak; Großbritannien
Abstract	As the prevalence of conflict and fragility continue to rise around the world, research is increasingly heralded as a solution. However, current ethical guidelines for working in areas suffering from institutional and social fragility, insecurity or violent conflict have been heavily critiqued as highly abstract; focussed only on data collection; detached from the realities of academia in the Global South; and potentially extractive. This article seeks to respond to that assessment by spotlighting some of the most prevalent challenges researchers face in the pursuit of ethical working practices. It explores the material and epistemic injustices that often shape and underpin research structures and relationships in these contexts. The paper draws on the authors' experiences of research in conflict-affected and fragile contexts over the last fifteen years and on workshop discussions with researchers based in fragile and conflict-affected contexts conducted in Amman, Bogotá and Dhaka in 2019-2020. The paper works from the premise that achieving ethical research in fragile spaces is not dependent solely on activity at the site of research, but also on decisions made across the entire ecosystem of a research project. It therefore interrogates the full research landscape, from funding models, to research design (including research topics, partnerships, methods, participant selection, and researcher positionality), to dissemination plans and ethical gatekeeping. The paper critically reflects on inequities in the processes of knowledge production about conflict and fragility and the key ethical challenges that researchers encounter. It highlights the need for further guidance, support and accountability to ensure ethical research practices. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01