1. Why do we need a manifesto on ethics of e-research? Anne Beaulieu Virtual Knowledge Studio anne.beaulieu@vks.knaw.nl The ethical issues of e-research Festival of Methods, Oxford UK 7 July 2010 Anne Beaulieu Virtual Knowledge Studio anne.beaulieu@vks.knaw.nl The ethical issues of e-research Festival of Methods, Oxford UK 7 July 2010

2. Why do we need a manifesto on ethics of e-research? Who is ‘WE’? What is this ‘Need’? Why a manifesto? Why ethics? Why e-research? Who is ‘WE’? What is this ‘Need’? Why a manifesto? Why ethics? Why e-research?

4. ‘need’ ? Ethics as practice needs articulation –as ongoing part of research Need for researcher protection Over-regulation –undue restrictions on research –lack of attention to ethical moments –pedagogically unsound Ethics as practice needs articulation –as ongoing part of research Need for researcher protection Over-regulation –undue restrictions on research –lack of attention to ethical moments –pedagogically unsound

5. Why a manifesto? Articulate ethical issues and ways of dealing with them Taking a stance Outcome of discussion Starting point for further debate Articulate ethical issues and ways of dealing with them Taking a stance Outcome of discussion Starting point for further debate

6. Why address ethics? Greater accountability of researchers receiving public money Pressure from funders to increase scale and disciplinary breadth of research teams ‘Ethical’ turn in social science and humanities Rise of ethical approval committees Increased presence of new media in research and communication Increased availability of data arising from mundane social practices Creation of new research infrastructures and tools Greater accountability of researchers receiving public money Pressure from funders to increase scale and disciplinary breadth of research teams ‘Ethical’ turn in social science and humanities Rise of ethical approval committees Increased presence of new media in research and communication Increased availability of data arising from mundane social practices Creation of new research infrastructures and tools

7. Why e-research? Critical consideration of problematization Increased collaboration Reuse of data and data sharing Infrastructural aspects (scale and networked relations) Relation to institutional frameworks Redefining the relations between researchers and subjects, between researchers, and between researchers and stakeholders Critical consideration of problematization Increased collaboration Reuse of data and data sharing Infrastructural aspects (scale and networked relations) Relation to institutional frameworks Redefining the relations between researchers and subjects, between researchers, and between researchers and stakeholders

8. manifesto policy public practice

9. eresearch-ethics.org Thank you!