Code of Ethics Author: Prof. Erica Burman Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Preamble Not easy to define at outset both research outcomes and all areas of risk Questions of research design and management Complex and varied ethical issues / vulnerable population / protectionism Representational responsibilities

Guiding ethical principles Ethics as a process Power / knowledge relations (feminist epistemology, reflexive vigilance, choice of researcher & language, representation of minority communities) Fidelity to the event (accessibility & complexity, relationality & situatedness) Participants as agents & collaborators

Key Concepts Flexible and diverse models of intercultural research practice ‘Giving voice’ & attending to context of narratives Intersectionality: multiplicity of subjectivities (not reductionism) Gender as a primary analytic lens

Ethical - political tensions Participants at the margins Vulnerability / migrants’ agency and resilience / greater control & decision-making through consultation & dialogue Avoiding risk and harm Children as actors Financial incentives: compensation for travel expenses, child care, donation to organizations

Ethical Considerations Anonymity Purpose and goals Use of data / Dissemination practices Informed consent: oral Language of choice / translation Gender of interviewer Focus groups / Withdrawal of consent Gatekeepers & hierarchies / Participant selection

Work - package ethics review WP4 - Media: copyright, material for analysis WP5 - Education: children WP6 - Religion: broad religious identification WP7 - Urban Space: neighborhoods & public spaces WP8 - Gender Violence: abuse & trust WP9 - Mixed and Transnational families: familial relationships, consent of co-resident family members

Further Issues Language Issues Protection of researchers Data protection & privacy Ethics supervision Obligations to the EC