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Zusammenfassung
There has been a recent growth in claims that qualitative research proposals are not treated
equitably by ethics committees. In response, recent arguments centered on establishing the
ethics of qualitative research, in the eyes of ethics committees, have indicated the need for an
“ethics-as-process” approach. Accordingly, in this article, the authors illustrate the merits of
this approach and provide three examples from the field: the outcomes of participating in
qualitative interviews, sensitive handling of ending in qualitative research relationships,
and the ongoing establishment of informed consent. The authors hope to increase awareness
of the potential benefits of this approach and contribute to the ensuing debate.
In dem vom BMBF geförderten Projekt FeKoM wurden Empfehlungen für forschungsethisches Handeln in der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft systematisch erarbeitet, empirisch fundiert und der Scientific Community zur Verfügung gestellt.