'The Time Where the British Took the Lead Is Over': Ethical Aspects of Writing in Complex Research Partnerships

Autor/inn/en	Pelikan, Kristina; Jeffery, Roger; Roelcke, Thorsten
Titel	'The Time Where the British Took the Lead Is Over': Ethical Aspects of Writing in Complex Research Partnerships
Quelle	In: Research Ethics, 17 (2021) 1, S.3-22 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pelikan, Kristina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1747-0161
DOI	10.1177/1747016120915253
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Writing (Composition); Collaborative Writing; Research; Intercultural Communication; Research Projects; Power Structure; Official Languages; Language Role; English (Second Language); Communities of Practice; International Cooperation; Authors; Foreign Countries; Language Usage; United Kingdom; Uganda; India; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Schreibübung; Forschung; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Forschungsvorhaben; Office language; Amtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Community; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Author; Autor; Autorin; Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Großbritannien; Indien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Writing reflects some of the different characteristics of the language being used and of the people who are communicating. The present paper focusses on the internal written communication in international and inter-disciplinary research projects. Using a case study of an international public health research project, it argues that the authorship and the languages used in internal project communication are not neutral but help to generate or reinforce power hierarchies. Within research partnerships, language thus raises ethical issues that have so far been neglected. Current ethics guidelines often focus on interactions between scientists and participants of social research and clinical trials, with less attention paid to the interactions among the scientists themselves. Describing all the different project phases based on writing within a research project, the paper distinguishes different influences on the distribution of power that emerge through a focus on written communication. The focus of the present paper is to illuminate the issues of ethics, power and the dimensions of hierarchy, physical location and native versus non-native English speakers that arise from paying attention to such communications. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01