Beyond 'do no harm': The challenge of constructing ethical relationships in refugee research

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-319

  Mackenzie, Catriona ^a   McDowell, Christopher ^b   Pittaway, Eileen ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Confidentiality; Consent; Ethics; Power; Relational autonomy

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; REFUGEE; RESEARCH;

EID: 34547893414     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fem008     Document Type: Article

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