The Tyranny of Ethics? Political Challenges and Tensions When Applying Ethical Governance to Qualitative Social Work Research

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ID12901989
AutoresMalcolm Carey (0000-0003-1525-3855, University of Chester, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume13
Fascículo2
Páginas150-162
Data de publicação2018-11-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEthics and Social Welfare (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1749-6535 • E-ISSN: 1749-6543
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17496535.2018.1548630
OpenAlexW2902046673
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas44

This paper examines problems which current ethical governance processes generate for qualitative researchers within social work. It draws upon case studies and critical theory to detail the unpredictable and diverse nature of much social work qualitative research. It argues that too often this research is pitted against a narrow institutional focus placed on positivist-orientated empirical research and income generation. Overtly instrumental interpretations of ethics – often determined by realist and bioethical paradigms – can quickly inhibit the methodological dynamism required to meaningfully capture the complex and non-binary issues which social workers accommodate in their work and subsequent research. Arguments that policy-led, institutional and professional cultures have generated a conservative culture of risk-aversion within the neo-liberal university are also considered

Corporate governance · Dynamism · Economics · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Management · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Positivism · Qualitative research · Research ethics · Social science · Sociology · Law · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Work Education and Practice