An alternative ethics for research: Levinas and the unheard voices and unseen faces. Issue 5 (3rd September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vermeylen, Saskia; Clark, Gordon
• Is Part Of: International journal of social research methodology. Volume 20:Issue 5(2017)
• Page Start: 499
• Page End: 512
• Publication Date: 2017-09-03
• Subjects: Research ethics -- ethical review -- Levinas -- the Other; Sociology -- Research -- Periodicals; 300.72
• DOI: 10.1080/13645579.2016.1220117
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-5579

Abstract

Abstract: Some social scientists have criticised the workings of research-ethics committees on the grounds that their biomedical model is ill-suited to some social-science research in both practical and philosophical terms. In this paper we review these criticisms and propose an alternative approach to pre-research ethical review that is based on the philosophy of Emmanuel Levinas.