Negotiating Participatory Ethics in the Midst of Institutional Ethics

Authors

  • Sarah Elwood Department of Geography, University of Washington

Keywords:

participatory ethics, institutional ethical frameworks, ethical dilemmas

Abstract

This paper proposes participatory ethics as a framework from which we might begin to proactively engage some of the contradictions and gaps inherent in institutional ethical frameworks. A growing number of researchers negotiate ethical dilemmas encountered in research or expectations for what constitutes ethical research practice in collaborative dialogue with research participants. I show how participatory ethics are premised on very different assumptions, practices and subjectivities than those of institutional ethics, but create a forum for dialogue and reflective practice that is essential for engaging some of the shortcomings of institutional ethics.

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How to Cite

Elwood, S. (2015). Negotiating Participatory Ethics in the Midst of Institutional Ethics. ACME: An International Journal for Critical Geographies, 6(3), 329–338. Retrieved from https://acme-journal.org/index.php/acme/article/view/781

Issue

Section

Special Issue - Participatory Ethics (Guest Edited by Caitlin Cahill, Farhana Sultana, and Rachel Pain)