Research Ethics and Social Movements

Kevin Gillan’s publications have focused on the generation and communication of ideas in social and political movements and on their relationships with technology and globalisation. His latest research project, Making Corporations Moral, examines normative justifications for a range of activities that challenge corporate behaviour. Jenny Pickerill is a Professor of Human Geography at Sheffield University. She has worked with a diverse range of activists, from anti-roads protestors in Britain to Indigenous environmental activists in Australia and eco-villagers in Thailand.

• 1. The Difficult and Hopeful Ethics of Research on, and with, Social Movements 2. Social Movements and the Ethics of Knowledge Production 3. Reflexive Research Ethics for Environmental Health and Justice: Academics and Movement Building 4. Ethical and Political Challenges of Participatory Action Research in the Academy: Reflections on Social Movements and Knowledge Production in South Africa 5. The Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Human Rights, Activism and Academic Neutrality 6. Sisterhood and After: Individualism, Ethics and an Oral History of the Women’s Liberation Movement 7. Ethics, Activism and the Anti-Colonial: Social Movement Research as Resistance 8. Disclosed and Willing: Towards A Queer Public Sociology 9. Asking Tough Questions: The Ethics of Studying Activism in Democratically Restricted Environments 10. Research Note: A Personal Reflection on Negotiating Fear, Compassion and Self-Care in Research