Research ethics in complex humanitarian emergencies : summary of a workshop / Holly Reed, rapporteur ; Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, Committee on Population, National Research Council
Ethical approaches -- The example of Liberia -- Ethical norms -- Social and demographic categories -- Informed consent -- Risks and benefits -- Summary and final discussion -- Key suggestions by participants -- Appendix: Workshop agenda and participants
Summary
Situations involving conflict and forced migration have become increasingly commonplace in today's world. The need to understand the causes, consequences, and characteristics of these situations is creating a burgeoning field of research. But given the nature of complex emergency settings, traditional research guidelines may be inappropriate. The research and policy community has recognized this problem and has begun to address issues surrounding the ethics of doing research in emergency settings and among conflict-affected and displaced populations. The Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, under the aegis of the Committee on Population of the National Research Council, held a workshop to examine some of these issues. This report to the Roundtable summarizes the workshop presentations and discussion but does not make any attempt to provide guidelines, conclusions, or recommendations for researchers or policy makers
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This study was supported by a grant to the National Academy of Sciences by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organization that provided support for the project
