Research ethics 101: Dilemmas and responsibilities

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The emphasis in political science on procedural ethics has led to a neglect of how researchers should consider and treat study participants, from design to publication stage. This article corrects this oversight and calls for a sustained discussion of research ethics across the discipline. The article's core argument is twofold: that ethics should matter to everyone, not just those who spend extended time in the field; and that ethics is an ongoing responsibility, not a discrete task to be checked off a 'to do' list. Ethics matter in all types of political science research because most political science involves 'human subjects.' Producers and consumers of political science research need to contemplate the ambiguous and oftentimes uncomfortable dimensions of research ethics, lest we create a discipline that is 'nonethical,' or worse, unethical. © 2012 American Political Science Association.

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Fujii, L. A. (2012). Research ethics 101: Dilemmas and responsibilities. PS - Political Science and Politics, 45(4), 717–723. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096512000819

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