Codes of conduct and contracts for scientific research should protect vulnerable populations, such as Indigenous peoples, from exploitation and promote their role in research. But with the San in Southern Africa, I have found that they can also backfire and even oppress them. Ethical rules for scientific research are important to prevent research from being…Read more Ethics research codes and contracts may oppress vulnerable and Indigenous groups
Short news piece on my university website about ethical research – codes and contracts
Please find the original article from WUR here: https://www.wur.nl/en/news-wur/show/rules-for-ethical-research-often-dont-work.htm Rules for ethical research often don't work Published on July 19, 2023 Research codes and contracts should protect indigenous and marginalised communities from exploitation and instead encourage their voices to be heard. In practice, however, they can have undesirable effects, argues anthropologist Stasja Koot. Based on…Read more Short news piece on my university website about ethical research – codes and contracts
Our process of being intimidated
The following is an article in my university's magazine Resource about the process of intimidation I encountered by fellow scientists. A very important topic in and beyond academia! You can check it here: https://www.resource-online.nl/index.php/2023/06/17/we-didnt-let-them-silence-us/?lang=en Stasja Koot, assistant professor in the Sociology of Development and Change chair group, wrote a paper that was critical of the…Read more Our process of being intimidated
New paper: The limitations of research codes and contracts
This is another collaboration between scholars and San peoples from southern Africa, in Hunter Gatherer Research. In fact, this paper triggered writing the Comment in Nature: Ecology and Evolution that appeared last month. I sincerely thank the whole group of authors for the collaboration, including for the long wait. Please find the paper under 'Publications',…Read more New paper: The limitations of research codes and contracts
New paper – The spectacle of inclusive female anti-poaching: Heroines, green militarization and invisible violence
Check out this new paper in Geoforum about female anti-poaching units in southern Africa. A great collaboration with Frederiek Veenenbos! The paper can be found under 'publications' (2023) as usual, and this is what it is about: Staged ‘spectacles’ are increasingly becoming important in communicating potential solutions for environmental challenges such as poaching. In this…Read more New paper – The spectacle of inclusive female anti-poaching: Heroines, green militarization and invisible violence
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