Ethics Creep: Governing Social Science Research in the Name of Ethics

• Published in: Qualitative sociology Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 391 - 414
• Main Author: Haggerty, Kevin D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.12.2004; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bureaucracy; Canada; Ethics; Governing Boards; Informed consent; Qualitative analysis; Research Ethics; Research Subjects; Social Science Research; Social sciences; Sociology; Sociology of knowledge and ethics; Sociology of knowledge and sociology of culture; Sociology of science; Ethics; Social system; Bureaucracy; Social sciences; Hazard

This article presents an analysis of the Canadian ethics review process by a member of a Research Ethics Board. The author suggests that the new formal system for regulating the ethical conduct of scholarly research is experiencing a form of "ethics creep." This is characterized by a dual...