Forskningsetikk. Beskyttelse av enkeltpersoner og samfunn

Author(s): Ruyter, Knut W. (Ed.)
Document type: Book
Year: 2003
Pages: 349
Source: Publishing house: Gyldendal Akademisk (Oslo)
Language(s): Norwegian

Classification

National background: Germany, Norway
Category: EU Training Material for Research Ethics
Subject areas: Biotechnology; Conflict of interest; Environment; Ethical research (fraud and misconduct); General/not specified; Human experimentation; Other: development of weapons, traffic rules, cultural studies, history, social sciences, inquiry reports
Content: Case studies; Ethical theories; Important codes; Legal background; Normative reflections
Issues touched: Autonomy, respect, informed consent, subjects unable to consent, role of representatives Beneficence, non-maleficence, risk for the subject Justice, benefits/burdens, research without benefit for the subject, placebos/standard therapy Vulnerable groups, soldiers, prisoners, pregnant women, elderly people International research, research in developing countries Social impact of research, economic benefits, risks for third parties Social background of research, conflicts of interest, researcher vs. doctor, commercialisation Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism Ethics committees, research protocols, research on animals
Audience: Administrators of research funding bodies; students of research ethics, students in general, professors/teachers; Scientists; Students of natural sciences

Estimation

Didactical quality: Didactically prepared material
Didactical quality remarks: no index included
Overall estimation: excellent
Estimation remarks: The book covers a wide variety of relevant issues, it presents many case studies, mostly historical examples of misconduct. In addition to that it provides a good introduction into more general ethical theories. The didactical presentation leaves room for improvement. It is, however, an example of excellence in the field of training materials for ethics.