Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society: Volume 19 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Charles M. Ess

Global ethics for the digital age – flourishing ethics

Nesibe Kantar, Terrell Ward Bynum

The purpose of this paper is to explore an emerging ethical theory for the Digital Age – Flourishing Ethics – which will likely be applicable in many different cultures worldwide…

Virtue ethics, situationism and casuistry: toward a digital ethics beyond exemplars

Bastiaan Vanacker

This paper aims to propose an ethical approach best suited to dealing with the issues of digital ethics in general and internet research ethics in particular.

Four challenges to Confucian virtue ethics in technology

Morten Bay

As interest in technology ethics is increasing, so is the interest in bringing schools of ethics from non-Western philosophical traditions to the field, particularly when it comes…

Towards a political theory of data justice: a public good perspective

Chi Kwok, Ngai Keung Chan

This study aims to develop an interdisciplinary political theory of data justice by connecting three major political theories of the public good with empirical studies about the…

Ethical challenges of researching emergent socio-material-technological phenomena: insights from an interdisciplinary mixed-methods project using mobile eye-tracking

Katja Kaufmann, Tabea Bork-Hüffer, Niklas Gudowsky, Marjo Rauhala, Martin Rutzinger

This paper aims to discuss research ethics in mixed-methods research (MMR) and MMR development with a focus on ethical challenges that stem from working with technical instruments…

On the complexities of studying sensitive communities online as a researcher–participant

Ylva Hård af Segerstad

This study aims to explore the complexities of methodological, ethical and emotional challenges of studying sensitive and vulnerable communities online from the perspective of…