The Ethics Ecosystem:Personal Ethics, Network Governance and Regulating Actors Governing the Use of Social Media Research Data

摘要: This paper examines the consequences of a culture “personal ethics” when using new methodologies, such as use social media (SM) sites source data for research. Using SM research an example, this explores practices number actors and researchers within “Ethics Ecosystem” which network governs ethically responsible behaviour. In case research, ethical is currently in dispute, even though it seemingly publically available, concerns relating to privacy, vulnerability, potential harm consent blur lines The findings point dominance personal, bottom-up, researcher-led, ‘ethical barometer’ making decisions regarding permissibility data. We show that different barometers by can lead wide disparities practice - are compounded lack firm guidelines has widespread on development shared norms understandings at all levels, Ethics Ecosystem, risks inconsistencies their approaches decision-making. argues governance behaviour individual perpetuates negative cycle academic dependent subjective judgements themselves, rather than governed more formalised institutions ethics committee funding council guidelines.