Association of Internet Researchers Ethics Working Group Home Page
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As a group of scholars interested in the ethical issues arising from research conducting on and through the Internet, the Working Group responds to research ethics and methodological queries from scholars from all disciplines, ethics and review boards, policy makers, and any other interested stakeholders. Contact Elizabeth Buchanan, Chair, for further information.

Committee Membership:

Maria Bakardjieva
Andrea Baker
Elizabeth Buchanan, Chair
Heidi Campbell
Charles Ess
Radhika Gajjala
Mark Johns
Steve Jones
Annette Markham
Heidi Mckee
Jim Porter
Susannah Stern
Malin Sveningsson
Takanori Tamura
Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki
Michele White

Current Projects

Members of the Working Group are currently engaged in a content analysis of postings from air-l. We are examing postings that deal with ethics and the existing Ethical Decision Making document.

Working Group Resources

Presentations from the Vancouver 2008 AoIR conference:

http://internetinquiry.org /ethics/Annette_Markham.mp3
http://internetinquiry.org /ethics/Charles_Ess.mp3
http://internetinquiry.org /ethics/Heidi_Campbell.mp3
http://internetinquiry.org /ethics/Maria_Bakardjieva.mp3
http://internetinquiry.org /ethics/Mark_Johns.mp3
http://internetinquiry.org /ethics/Michele_White.mp3
http://internetinquiry.org /ethics/Discussion.mp3

Ethical decision-making and Internet research: Recommendations from the aoir ethics working committee
Authors: Charles Ess and the AoIR ethics working group ( Approved by AoIR, November 27, 2002)

Internet Research Ethics Clearinghouse

International Journal of Internet Research Ethics

International Journal of Internet Science

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