WORKSHOP: Workshop on Ethical Challenges of Experiments in the Social Sciences

加州大学圣地亚哥分校的这一研讨会汇集了来自几个社会科学学科的国际学者小组、机构审查委员会的代表以及来自研究支持和出版界的专业人员，以解决实验研究设计和实施中出现的伦理问题。研讨会的重点是确定核心的伦理问题，建立明确的指导方针，并努力在该领域达成共识，以保护研究的完整性。该项目的学术价值与其对社会科学中日益增长的科学研究方法的关注有关。学者们越来越多地利用美国国内外的实地、实验室和调查实验来评估一系列理论驱动的问题。虽然从总部设在美国的IRBs获得批准是一项常规要求，但从研究活动东道国获得类似批准的标准并不存在。研讨会将解决在美国境外开展实验工作的伦理、知识和学术问题。研讨会的更广泛影响与其为社会科学研究人员制定建议的目标有关。研讨会将有一系列专家参加，他们将发表调查结果和建议，向学术界、专业协会和公众提供。

This workshop at the University of California San Diego brings together an international group of scholars from several social science disciplines, representatives of institutional review boards, and professionals from the research support and publication communities to address ethical issues emerging in the design and implementation of experimental research. The workshop focuses on identifying the central ethical issues, establishing clear guidelines, and working toward a consensus in the field to protect the integrity of research. The intellectual merit of the project is associated with its attention to a growing approach to scientific inquiry across the social sciences. Scholars have increasingly employed field, laboratory, and survey experiments both inside and outside the United States to evaluate a range of theoretically-driven questions. While obtaining clearance from US-based IRBs is a regular requirement, standards do not exist for obtaining similar approvals from the countries hosting the research activities. The workshop will address the ethical, intellectual, and scholarly issues in conducting experimental work outside the United States.The workshop's broader impacts are connected with its goal of developing recommendations for researchers across the social sciences. The workshop will involve a range of experts who will publish the findings and recommendations, making them available to the scholarly community, professional associations, and the public.