Equitable Research Partnerships: A Global Code of Conduct to Counter Ethics Dumping

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This open access book offers insights into the development of the ground-breaking Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings (GCC) and the San Code of Research Ethics. Using a new, intuitive moral framework predicated on fairness, respect, care and honesty, both codes target ethics dumping – the export of unethical research practices from a high-income setting to a lower- or middle-income setting. The book is a rich resource of information and argument for any research stakeholder who opposes double standards in research. It will be indispensable for applicants to European Union framework programmes, as the GCC is now a mandatory reference document for EU funding

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9783030157449   9783030157456   303015744X

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10.1007/978-3-030-15745-6

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Towards Equitable Research Partnership

The world’s largest collection of professional ethics codes already holds more than 2,500 codes. What can the Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings add? This brief chapter gives co-authors and supporters of the GCC the opportunity to show why a code with the single-minded aim... see more

Good Practice to Counter Ethics Dumping

An ethics code is not enough to avoid ethics dumping. Ethics codes can inspire, guide and raise awareness of ethical issues, but they cannot, on their own, guarantee ethical outcomes; this requires a multifaceted approach. For research in resource-poor settings, engagement is crucial. Such engagemen... see more

The San Code of Research Ethics

The San peoples of southern Africa have been the object of much academic research over centuries. In recent years, San leaders have become increasingly convinced that most academic research on their communities has been neither requested, nor useful, nor protected in any meaningful way. In many case... see more

How the Global Code of Conduct Was Built

How can an ethics code achieve impact? The answer is twofold. First, through adoption by influential research funders, who then make it mandatory for their award recipients. This is the case with the Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings, which was adopted by both the Europea... see more

Exploitation Risks in Collaborative International Research

Ethics dumping occurs in collaborative international research when people, communities, animals and/or environments are exploited by researchers. Exploitation is made possible by serious poverty and extreme power differentials between researchers from high-income countries and research stakeholders ... see more

Respect and a Global Code of Conduct?

The Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings claims global applicability and promotes respect as one of its four values. Hence, the code anticipates potentially unresolvable differences between cultures, while maintaining it is globally valid. Examining, but discarding, several ... see more

The Four Values Framework: Fairness, Respect, Care and Honesty

Values inspire, motivate and engage people to discharge obligations or duties. This chapter defends the values approach in the context of guarding against ethics dumping, the practice of exporting unethical research from higher-income to lower-income settings. A number of essential questions will be... see more

A Value-Based Global Code of Conduct to Counter Ethics Dumping

The Global Code of Conduct for Research in Resource-Poor Settings is designed to counter ethics dumping, i.e. the practice of moving research from a high-income setting to a lower-income setting to circumvent ethical barriers. The GCC is reprinted here. It was completed in May 2018 and adopted by th... see more

Ethics Dumping and the Need for a Global Code of Conduct

The UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for more research and innovation to end poverty, leaving no one behind – and yet the export of unethical practices from high-income to lower-income settings is still a major concern. Such ethics dumping occurs in all academic disciplines. When r... see more

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Kate Chatfield
University of Central Lancashire
Peter Herissone-Kelly
University of Central Lancashire
Doris Schroeder
University of Central Lancashire

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