An alternative ethics for research: Levinas and the unheard voices and unseen faces

This paper proposes an alternative approach to pre-research ethical review that is based on the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 August 2016
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Research Communication and Uptake
Authors:
Vermeylen, S and Clark, G

Abstract

Some social scientists have criticised the workings of research-ethics committees on the grounds that their biomedical model is ill-suited to some social-science research in both practical and philosophical terms. In this paper we review these criticisms and propose an alternative approach to pre-research ethical review that is based on the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas.

This work was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

Vermeylen, S., Clark, G., An alternative ethics for research: Levinas and the unheard voices and unseen faces, International Journal Of Social Research Methodology, pp.1-14, 2016

An alternative ethics for research: Levinas and the unheard voices and unseen faces

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