Anti-Oppressive Social Work Research: Prioritising Refugee Voices in Kakuma Refugee Camp

Bilotta, Neil

doi:10.1080/17496535.2020.1822425

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“…While they are often asked to "tell their story," ownership of the research process and copyright often remains with researchers (Pittaway, Bartolomei and Hugman 2010;Chatzipanagiotidou and Murphy 2022;Godin and Dona 2022). Indeed, research ethics protocols and resources are similarly problematicconceived of, and controlled by, those who do not have direct experience of migration (Bilotta 2019). There is only an emerging literature on the ethical and epistemological contributions of researchers who have also experienced migration themselves (Espiritu 2017;Espiritu and Duong 2018;Oda et al 2022).…”

Section: Power Asymmetries In Knowledge Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Given the specific contexts of migration research, discussions have emerged about how to adopt and adapt the standard ethical principles of voluntary informed consent, privacy and minimizing harm, and maximizing benefits. It should be noted that these principles are primarily embedded in procedural ethics, while other principles are more prominent in relational ethics, as will be discussed below (Bilotta 2019). I start with the procedural ethics concepts because they dominate discussions within institutional research ethics boards.…”

Section: Power Asymmetries In Knowledge Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Procedural ethics processes involve standard questions to weigh the projected benefits of the research with the potential harms the research poses to participants and their communities. Several migration scholars, including, Hugman, Pittaway, and Bartolomei (2011b), Mackenzie, McDowell, and Pittaway (2007), Jacobsen andLandau (2003), andBilotta (2020) suggest that "do no harm" is not sufficient in migration contexts. First, the potential harms are life-threatening (Jacobsen and Landau 2003).…”

Section: Minimize Harm and Maximize Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

Clark-Kazak

2021

Journal on Migration and Human Security

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Migration research poses particular ethical challenges because of legal precarity, the criminalization and politicization of migration, and power asymmetries. This paper analyzes these challenges in relation to the ethical principles of voluntary, informed consent; protection of personal information; and minimizing harm. It shows how migration researchers — including those outside of academia — have attempted to address these ethical issues in their work, including through the recent adoption of a Code of Ethics by the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM). However, gaps remain, particularly in relation to the intersection of procedural and relational ethics; specific ethical considerations of big data and macrocomparative analyses; localized meanings of ethics; and oversight of researchers collecting information outside of institutional ethics boards. The paper concludes with the following recommendations: Institutional Research Ethics Boards should familiarize themselves with the particular ethical challenges in migration research, as well as available resources, such as the IASFM Code of Ethics. Ethics boards should include researchers and community representatives who are familiar with migration in reviews of related projects. Academic and training programs in migration studies should include sessions and resources on migration-specific research ethics. Nonacademic organizations, including migrant-led organizations, should provide information resources and training to their staff and clients to ensure that they understand procedural ethics requirements, relational ethical principles, as well as the rights of those asked to participate in research. Organizations conducting their own research should establish ethics review processes and relational ethics norms. A leading migration studies center or institution should map existing ethical guidelines and processes in different countries and contexts to be better aware of overlap and gaps. This mapping should take the form of an open access, interactive database, so that information can be accessible and updated in real time. Researchers should engage in more dissemination of lessons learned on ethics in migration. While there is some emerging consensus on key ethical principles for migration research, it is in their application that researchers face dilemmas. Honest reflection and sharing of these experiences will help researchers to anticipate and manage similar dilemmas they encounter while undertaking research. Researchers at all stages of their careers should not undertake migration research without having first reviewed some of the literature on ethics and migration, which is partially cited in this paper. Research centers should facilitate dialogue on ethical issues in languages other than English, particularly languages most spoken by people in migration, and by people who are underrepresented in formal ethics processes and debates, especially those with direct experience of migration.

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Section: Power Asymmetries In Knowledge Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Power Asymmetries In Knowledge Productionmentioning

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Section: Minimize Harm and Maximize Benefitsmentioning

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Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

Clark-Kazak

2021

Journal on Migration and Human Security

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“…As this paper has demonstrated, relational ethics in refugee research must be valued as tantamount to procedural ethics. Furthermore, constructs of ethical research, including concepts such as respect and do no harm must be explored in culturally-sensitive engagements between researchers and participants (Bilotta, 2020).…”

Section: Moving Forward: Beyond Reflexivitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…How do young people living in Kakuma refugee camp understand concepts such as "respect for persons," "do no harm," and "reciprocity"? While the project addressed these queries, this conceptual paper is not driven by data (see : Bilotta, 2020). Instead, I shift the gaze back on myself to reflect upon how I navigated research ethics in Kakuma refugee camp.…”

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A critical self-reflexive account of a privileged researcher in a complicated setting: Kakuma refugee camp

Bilotta

2021

Research Ethics

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As a white, Western-educated man, undertaking research in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya, I encountered ethical dilemmas related to my privileged racial and gender status. These include power imbalances between researchers and refugees and conducting research in the face of human suffering. Through critical self-reflexivity, I analyze my own experiences to reveal the personal and professional vulnerabilities that researchers from high-income countries (HICs) may encounter when working in contexts where oppression and forced displacement are prominent. I conclude that researchers who work in contexts of forced migration must extend beyond the boundaries of procedural research ethics and include components of relational ethics. This involves close collaboration with refugee participants to develop more culturally relevant research ethics guidelines for refugee-specific populations.

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Sensitive Social Work Research

Haider¹

2021

Sensitive Research in Social Work

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Anti-Oppressive Social Work Research: Prioritising Refugee Voices in Kakuma Refugee Camp

Cited by 12 publications

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Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

A critical self-reflexive account of a privileged researcher in a complicated setting: Kakuma refugee camp

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