van den Hoonaard Will C
Atlantic Centre for Qualitative Research and Analysis, St Thomas University, and Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, USA.
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2013 Feb;8(1):3-7. doi: 10.1525/jer.2013.8.1.3.
This report explains the background of the "Ethics Rupture" Summit held in New Brunswick, Canada, October 2012, focusing on the disconnect between research-ethics policies and the nature and purpose of social-science research-an unintended "rupture" in ethics governance. Ethics is about human relationships, and the governance of ethics must reflect that fact rather than function as a bureaucratic, self-legitimating system of control. The themes that emerged from the Summit point to: structural problems with the current system; an undermining of the original, historical mission of some social-science disciplines; a discomfort with new methodologies; ethics committees and the well-being and education of social-science students; the possibilities of reform and renewal; and the next steps. Finally, the report refers in broad outlines to a "New Brunswick Declaration," which is currently being considered by participants of the Summit.
本报告解释了2012年10月在加拿大新不伦瑞克省举行的“伦理断裂”峰会的背景，重点关注研究伦理政策与社会科学研究的性质和目的之间的脱节——这是伦理治理中一种意外的“断裂”。伦理关乎人际关系，伦理治理必须反映这一事实，而不应成为一个官僚主义的、自我合法化的控制系统。峰会中出现的主题指向：当前体系的结构性问题；一些社会科学学科原有历史使命的削弱；对新方法的不适；伦理委员会以及社会科学专业学生的福祉与教育；改革与复兴的可能性；以及后续步骤。最后，报告大致提及了一份《新不伦瑞克宣言》，峰会参与者目前正在审议该宣言。
