Consumption Research Norway (SIFO), OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Stensberggata 26, N-0130, Oslo, Norway.
Sci Eng Ethics. 2021 Feb 2;27(1):7. doi: 10.1007/s11948-021-00288-8.
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is described as a new way of doing science that brings science closer to society. Based on a qualitatively oriented case study, this article supports previous research indicating that researchers face a variety of ethical problems and dilemmas when implementing RRI for the first time. These include difficulties with anticipating and controlling future impacts, an asymmetry of power between project partners and an elusive understanding of the RRI concept. The researchers’ challenges were rooted in conventional research ethics and could be boiled down to one core dilemma: If RRI had been applied from the very beginning of the project period, the chance of realising proof of concept within the scheduled time may decrease. The researchers’ solution to this dilemma was to prioritize proof of concept and postpone RRI activities to later stages of the project. If RRI is expected to live up to its ambition of representing a new way of doing science, more effort is needed at the political level to facilitate change.
责任研究与创新（RRI）被描述为一种使科学更贴近社会的新科学方法。本文基于一项定性案例研究，支持了先前的研究结果，即研究人员在首次实施 RRI 时会面临各种伦理问题和困境。这些问题包括难以预见和控制未来的影响、项目合作伙伴之间权力的不对称以及对 RRI 概念的难以理解。研究人员的挑战源于传统的研究伦理，可以归结为一个核心困境：如果从项目开始阶段就应用 RRI，那么在预定时间内实现概念验证的机会可能会减少。研究人员对这一困境的解决方案是优先考虑概念验证，并将 RRI 活动推迟到项目的后期阶段。如果 RRI 要实现其代表新的科学方法的雄心，那么需要在政治层面上付出更多努力来推动变革。
