The (un-) ethical interpreting researcher

Ethics, voice and discretionary power in interpreting research

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12184154
AutoresElisabet Tiselius (0000-0002-2285-6729, Stockholm University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen27
Número5
Páginas747-760
Fecha de publicación2018-12-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPerspectives (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0907-676X • E-ISSN: 1747-6623
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0907676x.2018.1544263
OpenAlexW2903151868
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas29

This article discusses different aspects of research ethics, the researcher’s voice and discretionary power in interpreting studies. Research ethics is laid down in international conventions, which in turn are reflected in national regulations and ethical vetting. Discretionary power is understood as the leeway for making conscientious decisions within the rules and regulations governing a certain field. Although research ethics in interpreting has as yet received little scholarly attention, it is important that the field discusses aspects such as informed consent and the collection, analysis and reporting of data. This article uses three case studies to discuss how researchers can handle such ethical issues. Interpreting researchers often are or have been active interpreters, and this is yet another potential challenge for the field. Such duality potentially means that the researcher needs to navigate two ethical systems, that of the interpreter and that of the researcher – systems that may come into conflict with each other. It may also entail the risk of the researcher’s voice taking over the participants’ narrative

Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Ethical code · Field (mathematics · Information ethics · Interpreter · Political science · Power (physics · Public relations · Research ethics · Sociology · Vetting · Computer Science · Engineering · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics