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Abstract Details
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Activity Number:
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594
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
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Sponsor:
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Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights
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| Abstract - #300183 |
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Title:
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Threats to Respondents and Survey Staff Involved in Human Rights Field Research: An Overview
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Author(s):
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Jana Asher*+ and Cathy Furlong
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Companies:
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StatAid and StatAid
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Address:
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6930 Carroll Ave. Ste. 420, Takoma Park, MD, 20912, USA
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Keywords:
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Human Rights ;
Internal Review Board ;
Ethics ;
Survey Methods ;
Questionnaire Design ;
Informed Consent
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Abstract:
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Scientists in many sociological fields are keen to complete research among the target population of interest, and many such studies are monitored by an Internal Review Board (IRB) to ensure proper ethical and methodological standards are met. Research about human rights violations, however, involves complicated ethical considerations related to potential harm to both respondents and survey staff members. Additionally, such research might not even fall under the purview of an IRB, leaving all ethical considerations the responsibility of the researchers alone. Alternatively, an IRB reviewing such research might not understand the special needs of the population, such as verbal informed consent procedures for illiterate respondents. This presentation and paper will consider the landscape of human rights research, the relationship of human rights research to IRB review protocols, and the com
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