Social Science Research Ethics in Africa

This book gives a voice to debates surrounding social science research ethics in Africa and brings them together in a coherent form to assist readers in being at the forefront of the discussions. The book gives an overview of the importance of research et

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Nico Nortjé Retha Visagie J. S. Wessels Editors

Social Science Research Ethics in Africa

Research Ethics Forum Volume 7

Editors in Chief: David Hunter, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia John McMillan, University of Otago, New Zealand Charles Weijer, The University of Western Ontario, Canada EDITORIAL BOARD: Godfrey B. Tangwa University of Yaounde, Cameroon Andrew Moore University of Otago, New Zealand Jing-Bao Nie University of Otago, New Zealand Ana Borovečki University of Zagreb, Croatia Sarah Edwards University College London, UK Heike Felzmann National University of Ireland, Ireland Annette Rid University of Zurich, Switzerland Mark Sheehan University of Oxford, UK Robert Levine Yale University, USA Alex London Carnegie Mellon University, USA Johnathan Kimmelman McGill University, Canada

This Series, Research Ethics Forum, aims to encourage discussion in the field of research ethics and the ethics of research. Volumes included can range from foundational issues to practical issues in research ethics. No disciplinary lines or borders are drawn and submissions are welcome from all disciplines as well as scholars from around the world. We are particularly interested in texts addressing neglected topics in research ethics, as well as those which challenge common practices and beliefs about research ethics. By means of this Series we aim to contribute to the ever important dialogue concerning the ethics of how research is conducted nationally and internationally. Possible topics include: Research Ethics Committees, Clinical trials, International research ethics regulations, Informed consent, Risk-benefit calculations, Conflicts of interest, Industry-funded research, Exploitation, Qualitative research ethics, Social science research ethics, Ghostwriting, Bias, Animal research, Research participants. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10602

Nico Nortjé • Retha Visagie • J. S. Wessels Editors

Social Science Research Ethics in Africa

Editors Nico Nortjé The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX, USA

Retha Visagie University of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa

J. S. Wessels University of South Africa Pretoria, South Africa

ISSN 2212-9529     ISSN 2212-9537 (electronic) Research Ethics Forum ISBN 978-3-030-15401-1    ISBN 978-3-030-15402-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15402-8 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement,