MORAL DILEMMAS IN SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
MORAL DILEMMAS IN SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Author(s): Estera Roxana Hetea, Ciprian Răzvan Lică, Raluca Marinela SilaghiSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Autonomy of scientific research; Political instrumentalization; Conflict of interests; Professional responsibilities; Analysis of stakeholders decision-making.
Summary/Abstract: The hypothetical case discussed in this paper deals with a situation in which a researcher, working for a research institute, publicly disclosed scientific results affecting negatively a political party, that was an important client of the institute, and thus brought the economic integrity of the institute into peril. After analyzing the case from the divergent perspectives of the main stakeholders involved (the instituteʼs management, the researcher in question and the political party), we conclude that autonomy of research in the field of social sciences is possible only if political practices assume the conditions of moral responsibility.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Philosophia
- Issue Year: 58/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 113-138
- Page Count: 26
- Language: English