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This Major Work focuses firmly on ‘critical’ issues, shedding a light on the wider philosophical and methodological disputes around the topic of research ethics. The volumes contain a varied mix of contents, both historical and contemporary in scope, arranged across four volume and into eight thematic sections covering:
-Ethics, philosophy and social inquiry: themes and issues
-Ethics, science and social research; alternative perspectives
-Ethical principles, universities, and the practice of social research
-Ethics committees and ethical review of research: analysis and critique
-(Un)ethical research, contested knowledge and critical social inquiry
-Questions of ethics, consent, and confidentiality
-Divisions, differences, and diversity: critical ethical dilemmas in social research
-Elites and social research: critical engagements
Providing a thorough overview of key debates and developments over the decades, as well as looking at possible future directions for research, this Major Work is essential reading for scholars engaged in all areas of social research.