The Social Sciences and Ethical Protocols and Standards for Research in Social Sciences Today

Abstract

This chapter considers the difficulties faced when trying to develop an ethics framework for all social sciences because of the variety of disciplinary approaches and traditions involved. In recognition of the need for issues of research governance to operate separately from researchers and ethics committees the former Social Science committee of Science Europe organised a workshop in June 2015 with representatives of the Member Organisations to assess the state of art and to present ideas on how to move this issue forward. The key issues discussed and the recommendations resulting from this workshop are explored in this chapter.

Citation

Lombardo, G. (2017), "The Social Sciences and Ethical Protocols and Standards for Research in Social Sciences Today", Finding Common Ground: Consensus in Research Ethics Across the Social Sciences (Advances in Research Ethics and Integrity, Vol. 1), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 177-184. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2398-601820170000001014