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Article

Complexities of the Ethical Dilemmas in Qualitative International Relations Research: Research Subjects, Ethical Codes, and Constructing Qualitative Rigor

by
Bama Andika Putra
1,2
1
School of Sociology, Politics, and International Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1QU, UK
2
Department of International Relations, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
Soc. Sci. 2023, 12(3), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12030157
Submission received: 29 January 2023 / Revised: 1 March 2023 / Accepted: 4 March 2023 / Published: 6 March 2023
(This article belongs to the Section International Politics and Relations)

Abstract

Existing scholarship has not thoroughly explored topics of ethical dilemmas faced by qualitative international relations researchers. Due to the distinctiveness of the study and the need to address ethical concerns with regard to international relations research, this article aims to elucidate the ethical dilemmas in three aspects: ethical dilemmas of research subjects (gatekeepers and vulnerable groups), ethical codes and scientific conduct, and constructing qualitative rigor in international relations. It further attempts to connect to existing opinions of social research studies critical toward the positivist methodological stances of contemporary ethical reviews and echoes the need to reflect on ethical dilemmas on a case-by-case basis.
Keywords: ethical dilemmas; international relations research; research subjects; ethical codes; qualitative rigor ethical dilemmas; international relations research; research subjects; ethical codes; qualitative rigor

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Putra, B.A. Complexities of the Ethical Dilemmas in Qualitative International Relations Research: Research Subjects, Ethical Codes, and Constructing Qualitative Rigor. Soc. Sci. 2023, 12, 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12030157

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Putra BA. Complexities of the Ethical Dilemmas in Qualitative International Relations Research: Research Subjects, Ethical Codes, and Constructing Qualitative Rigor. Social Sciences. 2023; 12(3):157. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12030157

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Putra, Bama Andika. 2023. "Complexities of the Ethical Dilemmas in Qualitative International Relations Research: Research Subjects, Ethical Codes, and Constructing Qualitative Rigor" Social Sciences 12, no. 3: 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12030157

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Putra, B. A. (2023). Complexities of the Ethical Dilemmas in Qualitative International Relations Research: Research Subjects, Ethical Codes, and Constructing Qualitative Rigor. Social Sciences, 12(3), 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12030157

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