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The Palgrave Handbook of Ethics in Critical Research

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Editors:
  1. Catriona Ida Macleod

    1. Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction, Department of Psychology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

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  2. Jacqueline Marx

    1. Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction, Department of Psychology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

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  3. Phindezwa Mnyaka

    1. Department of History, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

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  4. Gareth J. Treharne

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

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  • Discusses ethical issues faced when conducting critical research

  • Explores research ethics through stories from the field across a range of methodologies, disciplines, and locations

  • Brings together the questions surrounding the current dominant ethical clearance model

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Ethics in Critical Research: Stories from the Field

    • Catriona Ida Macleod, Jacqueline Marx, Phindezwa Mnyaka, Gareth J. Treharne
    Pages 1-13

  3. Encounters with Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Introduction: Encounters with Systems Within Which Critical Research Is Conducted

      • Gareth J. Treharne, Jacqueline Marx
      Pages 17-28

    3. Ethics in Theory and Pseudo-Ethics in Practice

      • Pam Carter, Sarah Chew, Elizabeth Sutton
      Pages 29-45

    4. Researching Sexual Healthcare for Women with Problematic Drug Use: Returning to Ethical Principles in Study Processes

      • Natalie L. Edelman
      Pages 47-62

    5. Contesting the Nature of Young Pregnant and Mothering Women: Critical Healthcare Nexus Research, Ethics Committees, and Healthcare Institutions

      • Tracey Feltham-King, Yolisa Bomela, Catriona Ida Macleod
      Pages 63-79

    6. Ethics in Transdisciplinary Research: Reflections on the Implications of ‘Science with Society’

      • Jessica Cockburn, Georgina Cundill
      Pages 81-97

    7. Non-human Animals as Research Participants: Ethical Practice in Animal Assisted Interventions and Research in Aotearoa/New Zealand

      • Catherine M. Smith, Emma Tumilty, Peter Walker, Gareth J. Treharne
      Pages 99-115

    8. Critical Enquiry in the Context of Research-Ethics Review Guidelines: Some Unique and Subtle Challenges

      • Will C. van den Hoonaard
      Pages 117-130

  4. Blurring Boundaries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Introduction: Blurring Boundaries

      • Phindezwa Mnyaka, Catriona Ida Macleod
      Pages 133-143

    3. Blurred Researcher–Participant Boundaries in Critical Research: Do Non-clinicians and Clinicians Experience Similar Dual-Role Tensions?

      • Jean Hay-Smith, Melanie Brown, Lynley Anderson, Gareth J. Treharne
      Pages 145-161

    4. Blurring Boundaries Between Researcher and Participant: The Ethical Use of a Psychoanalytically Informed Research Interview

      • Clare Harvey
      Pages 163-178

    5. Bearing Witness to ‘Irreparable Harm’: Incorporating Affective Activity as Practice into Ethics

      • Kim Barker, Catriona Ida Macleod
      Pages 179-194

    6. In the Red: Between Research, Activism, and Community Development in a Menstruation Public Health Intervention

      • Sharli Anne Paphitis, Lindsay Kelland
      Pages 195-209

    7. Living in a Rural Community and Researching HIV and AIDS: Positionality and Ethics

      • Jacqueline Akhurst, Mary van der Riet, Dumisa Sofika
      Pages 211-224

  5. The Politics of Voice, Anonymity, and Confidentiality

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225
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    2. Introduction: The Politics of Anonymity and Confidentiality

      • Catriona Ida Macleod, Phindezwa Mnyaka
      Pages 227-240

    3. To Be or Not to Be…Revealing Questions of Anonymity and Confidentiality

      • Thirusha Naidu
      Pages 241-256
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About this book

This handbook highlights the growing tensions surrounding the current dominant ethical clearance model which is increasingly being questioned, particularly in critical research. It draws on stories from the field in critical research conducted in a range of contexts and countries and on an array of topics. The authors involved in this collection encountered dilemmas, contradictions and surprises that brought about a change in their understanding of ethics. Throughout the book they discuss how ethics is an ongoing and situated struggle that requires researchers, at times, to traverse traditional ethical imperatives. Four sections lead readers through the complexities of grounded ethical practice: encountering systems, including Ethics Committees and institutions; blurring boundaries within research; the politics of voice, anonymity and confidentiality; and power relations in researching ‘down’, ‘up’, and ‘alongside’. This handbook is a resource for social science researchers using critical methodologies across a range of disciplines, as well as for students and teachers of ethics, in navigating the quandaries of ‘doing good’ while doing good research.   

Editors and Affiliations

  • Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction, Department of Psychology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

    Catriona Ida Macleod, Jacqueline Marx

  • Department of History, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

    Phindezwa Mnyaka

  • Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Gareth J. Treharne

About the editors

Catriona Ida Macleod is Professor of Psychology, SARChI Chair at Rhodes University, South Africa, and editor-in-chief of Feminism & Psychology. 


Jacqueline Marx is a research psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Rhodes University, South Africa. 


Phindezwa Mnyaka is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. 


Gareth Treharne is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Otago, Aotearoa/New Zealand. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Ethics in Critical Research

  • Editors: Catriona Ida Macleod, Jacqueline Marx, Phindezwa Mnyaka, Gareth J. Treharne

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74721-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74720-0Published: 31 May 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09063-0Published: 29 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74721-7Published: 22 May 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 463

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Critical Psychology, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Ethics, Research Methodology

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