Ethics Guidelines of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies

Abstract

The Ethics Guidelines of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies (Netzwerk Fluchtforschung e.V.) aim to support ethical research practices in Forced Migration Studies. The Guidelines place the respect for human dignity and safeguarding the rights and well-being of all research participants, especially but not exclusively those with lived experience of displacement, at the heart of all research processes. The objective is to support ethical considerations, reflections and practices in Forced Migration Studies scholarship regardless of the chosen research methods. The Guidelines provide a practical framework for academics to make ethically informed decisions throughout the research process.