From Risk-Averse to Opportunity-Led Ethics
Renegotiating Institutional Ethical Guidelines for Co-Creative Types of Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18967992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elien Stouten (0009-0005-5652-7690, KU Leuven), Syeda Sidra Idree (0009-0000-9947-4780, KU Leuven), A Jacobs (0000-0001-7839-9590, KU Leuven, corresponding author), Karin Hannes (0000-0002-5011-3615, KU Leuven) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 386-400 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778004251334057 |
| OpenAlex | W4410464647 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 45 |
Institutional review boards (IRBs) set ethical standards for research conduct, thereby contributing to a coherent framework for responsible research practice. However, their current focus on risk reduction has proven to be challenging for many researchers working in co-creative research where participants become co-researchers and play an active role in shaping, challenging, or controlling the research process. In this article, we identify challenges that risk-averse ethics pose for co-creative research. In response to these challenges, we illustrate how co-creative practices provide “workarounds” to ill-fitted, risk-averse-focused IRB questions received while remaining sensitive to the specific ethical concerns of co-creative research. We suggest ethical principles for co-creative research that are grounded in opportunity-based ethics, inspired by feminist new materialisms and critical theory. Instead of predetermining harms and instigating precaution, we argue for an ethics in co-creative research that recognizes ethical risks and opportunities as collaboratively emergent
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