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The ethical implications of the new research paradigm

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Research is now an increasingly heterogeneous activity involving an expanded range of new actors and stake-holders and employing an eclectic range of epistemologies and methodologies. The emergence of these new research paradigms — and, in particular, of so-called ‘Mode 2’ knowledge production that is highly contextualised and socially distributed — raises new and challenging ethical issues and also important questions about the autonomy of science and the social responsibilities of scientists.

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  1. Kingston University, River House, 53-57 High Street, KT1 1LQ, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK

    Peter Scott (Vice-Chancellor)

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Scott, P. The ethical implications of the new research paradigm. SCI ENG ETHICS 9, 73–84 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-003-0021-1

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