Ethics Abroad: Fieldwork in Fragile and Violent Contexts
Ethics Abroad: Fieldwork in Fragile and Violent Contexts
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DOI：
10.1017/s1049096518000379
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发表时间：
2018-07-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Lake, Milli
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作者：
Cronin-Furman, Kate;Lake, Milli
政治空间的多样性、廉价劳动力的可获得性、接触有权势的人物的便利性以及外国护照的安全网将研究人员吸引到发展中国家。然而，极端的国家软弱和持续不断的冲突的环境允许研究行为，这在全球北方是不受欢迎的。我们认为，受冲突影响的州的监管机构薄弱，为外国学者提供了当国家拥有更大的影响力或能力时所没有的机会。定性研究人员可能会发现，采访战时暴力受害者或肇事者的请求很容易得到满足。实验者可以强迫资源不足的非政府组织采取与其组织授权相抵触的干预措施。我们假设，冲突背景可以构成允许的环境，在这种环境中，研究人员可以从事在国内被认为存在严重问题的行为。由于研究政治暴力可能需要对其他地方不易观察到的政治生活方面进行第一手研究，因此本文提供了一套指导方针，以促进更有道德和负责任的研究实践。
The diversity of political spaces, availability of cheap labor, ease of access to powerful figures, and safety net of a foreign passport attract researchers to the developing world. However, environments of extreme state weakness and ongoing conflict permit research behavior that would be frowned on in the global north. We suggest that weak regulatory authority in conflict-affected states offers foreign academics opportunities that are not available when states have greater reach or capacity. Qualitative researchers may find requests to interview victims or perpetrators of wartime violence granted with ease. Experimenters can coerce under-resourced NGOs to pursue interventions at odds with their organizational mandates. We posit that conflict contexts can constitute permissive environments in which researchers can engage in conduct that would be considered deeply problematic at home. Because studying political violence can require firsthand research on aspects of political life not easily observed elsewhere, this article offers a set of guidelines to foster more ethical and responsible research practices.