Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Scientists: Beyond Regulatory Compliance

Research Ethics and Integrity for Social Scientists: Beyond Regulatory Compliance
ISBN-10
1473909163
ISBN-13
9781473909168
Category
Social Science
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2014-10-20
Publisher
SAGE
Author
Mark Israel

Description

Ethics and integrity in research are increasingly important for social scientists around the world. We are tackling more complex problems in the face of expanding and not always sympathetic regulation. This book surveys the recent developments and debates around researching ethically and with integrity and complying with ethical requirements. The new edition pushes beyond the work of the first edition through updated and extended coverage of issues relating to international, indigenous, interdisciplinary and internet research. Through case studies and examples drawn from all continents and from across the social science disciplines, the book: demonstrates the practical value of thinking seriously and systematically about ethical conduct in social science research identifies how and why current regulatory regimes have emerged reveals those practices that have contributed to the adversarial relationships between researchers and regulators encourages all parties to develop shared solutions to ethical and regulatory problems.

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