The Negative Impact of Unethical and Fraudulent Research: The Case of Soroush

Unethical social scientific research may negatively impact a society’s trust in our scholarly field. In a recent case of fraudulent research practice the discipline of anthropology, incorrectly, got the blame. This is part three of our impact blog series.

Jasmijn Rana • April 04, 2019 • 1 comment

Engaged research: should anthropologists be involved in activism?

To what extent can anthropologists be involved in social or political activism? How events like the 1965 People’s Tribunal on Crimes against Humanity can help us to reflect on the nature of engaged anthropology.

Ratna Saptari • February 08, 2017 • 4 comments

Street photography and ethnographic ethics

With the accessibility of new technology and digital cameras, most of us anthropologists these days routinely make images in the field. But how do we handle the issues of trust, privacy and other ethics of ethnographic image-making?

Mark Westmoreland • May 10, 2016

Data management and ethics: A discussion between two Leiden anthropologists

Anthropologists have important insights to add to the public debate about data management. Come join the discussion on our institute’s position paper on October 26th. Here we share some thoughts on ethics, ethnography, and data.

Zane Kripe and Henrike Florusbosch • October 14, 2015

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The Negative Impact of Unethical and Fraudulent Research: The Case of Soroush

Engaged research: should anthropologists be involved in activism?

Street photography and ethnographic ethics

Data management and ethics: A discussion between two Leiden anthropologists