Challenges for Political Science Research Ethics in Autocracies: A Case Study of Central Asia
Collins N. Sharplin E. Burkhanov A.
May 2024SAGE Publications Inc.
Political Studies Review
2024#22Issue 2330 - 346 pp.
The imperative to conduct research ethically has been firmly established. Biomedical and applied research in the Global North has dominated the development of an ethical framework based on four broad principles: respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice. The prevailing research ethics can become significant constraints to political scientists focussing on non-democratic settings. The appropriateness of these codes in guiding political scientists’ research, especially in authoritarian contexts of Central Asia, is examined. The article outlines the need for a more culturally and contextually nuanced approach to research ethics and an understanding of the discipline-specific ethical dilemmas for researchers within political science.
autocracies , Central Asia , political science , research ethics
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Department of Political Science and International Relations, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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Graduate School of Public Policy, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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