A Value-Based Global Code of Conduct to Counter Ethics Dumping

Schroeder, Doris; Chatfield, Kate; Singh, Michelle; Chennells, Roger; Herissone-Kelly, Peter

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“…It is important that researchers discuss this with participants as part of the consent process and respect the desires of the community in this regard. It is often considered best practice for researchers to provide ample time for participants to query and discuss results, either or both in collaborative discussions with the community or private discussions with interested respondents [ 36 – 38 , 48 ]. Ideally, such community discussions provide the researcher with novel insights into data interpretation while providing participants with a satisfactory understanding of the knowledge generated by the research and an opportunity to engage with the researchers' study motivations.…”

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Navigating cross-cultural research: methodological and ethical considerations

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The intensifying pace of research based on cross-cultural studies in the social sciences necessitates a discussion of the unique challenges of multi-sited research. Given an increasing demand for social scientists to expand their data collection beyond WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic) populations, there is an urgent need for transdisciplinary conversations on the logistical, scientific and ethical considerations inherent to this type of scholarship. As a group of social scientists engaged in cross-cultural research in psychology and anthropology, we hope to guide prospective cross-cultural researchers through some of the complex scientific and ethical challenges involved in such work: (a) study site selection, (b) community involvement and (c) culturally appropriate research methods. We aim to shed light on some of the difficult ethical quandaries of this type of research. Our recommendation emphasizes a community-centred approach, in which the desires of the community regarding research approach and methodology, community involvement, results communication and distribution, and data sharing are held in the highest regard by the researchers. We argue that such considerations are central to scientific rigour and the foundation of the study of human behaviour.

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“…This positive picture of international research collaborations can be undermined by a practice called ethics dumping (European Commission, 2016). Ethics dumping involves the export of research which would be severely restricted or not permitted in HICs to LMICs, where ethical review processes, compliance structures and follow-up mechanisms might not be as well-resourced or supported (Novoa-Heckel et al, 2017; Schroeder et al, 2018, 2019).…”

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Preventing ethics dumping: the challenges for Kenyan research ethics committees

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Ethics dumping is the practice of undertaking research in a low- or middle-income setting which would not be permitted, or would be severely restricted, in a high-income setting. Whilst Kenya operates a sophisticated research governance system, resource constraints and the relatively low number of accredited research ethics committees limit the capacity for ensuring ethical compliance. As a result, Kenya has been experiencing cases of ethics dumping. This article presents 11 challenges in the context of preventing ethics dumping in Kenya, namely variations in governance standards, resistance to double ethics review, resource constraints, unresolved issues in the management of biological samples, unresolved issues in the management of primary data, unsuitable informed consent procedures, cultural insensitivity, differing standards of care, reluctance to provide feedback to research communities, power differentials which facilitate the exploitation of local researchers and lack of local relevance and/or affordability of the resultant products. A reflective approach for researchers, built around the values of fairness, respect, care and honesty, is presented as a means of taking shared responsibility for preventing ethics dumping.

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“…It is important that researchers discuss this with participants as part of the consent process and respect the desires of the community in this regard. It is often considered best practice for researchers to provide ample time for participants to query and discuss results, either or both in collaborative discussions with the community or private discussions with interested respondents (33)(34)(35)45). Ideally, such community discussions provide the researcher with novel insights into data interpretation while providing participants with a satisfactory understanding of the knowledge generated by the research and an opportunity to engage with the researchers' study motivations.…”

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Navigating cross-cultural research: methodological and ethical considerations

Broesch¹,

Crittenden²,

Beheim³

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The intensifying pace of research based on cross-cultural studies in the social sciences necessitates a discussion of the unique challenges of multi-sited research. Given an increasing demand for social scientists to expand their data collection beyond WEIRD (western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) populations, there is an urgent need for transdisciplinary conversations on the logistical, scientific, and ethical considerations inherent of this kind of scholarship. As a group of social scientists engaged in cross-cultural research in psychology and anthropology, we guide prospective cross-cultural researchers through some of the complex scientific and ethical challenges involved in this type of work. Such challenges involve (a) study site selection, (b) culturally appropriate research methods, and (c) community involvement. We aim to shed light on some of the difficult ethical quandaries inherent in of this type of high-profile research. Our recommendation emphasizes a community-centered approach, in which the desires of the community regarding research methodology, community involvement, results distribution, and data sharing are held in highest regard by the researchers.

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A Value-Based Global Code of Conduct to Counter Ethics Dumping

Cited by 38 publications

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Navigating cross-cultural research: methodological and ethical considerations

Navigating cross-cultural research: methodological and ethical considerations

Preventing ethics dumping: the challenges for Kenyan research ethics committees

Navigating cross-cultural research: methodological and ethical considerations

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