From principles to practice: methods to increase the transparency of research ethics in violent contexts

Abstract There has been a proliferation of research with human participants in violent contexts over the past ten years. Adhering to commonly held ethical principles such as beneficence, justice, and respect for persons is particularly important challenging on violence. This letter argues that practices around ethics should be reported more transparently outputs, seen subset methods. We offer practical suggestions empirical evidence from both within outside political science risk assessments, mitigating distress negative psychological outcomes, informed consent, monitoring incidence potential harms. An analysis published violence involving 2008 2019 shows only small proportion current publications include any mention these dimensions ethics.