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dc.contributor.authorHumpage, Louise
dc.contributor.authorFozdar, Farida
dc.contributor.authorMarlowe, Jay
dc.contributor.authorHartley, Lisa
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-10T03:46:09Z
dc.date.available2020-02-10T03:46:09Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationHumpage, L. and Fozdar, F. and Marlowe, J. and Hartley, L. 2019. Photovoice and refugee research: The case for a ‘layers’ versus ‘labels’ approach to vulnerability. Research Ethics. 15 (3-4): pp. 1-6.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77874
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1747016119864353
dc.description.abstract

‘Vulnerability’ is a key concept used to understand the ethical implications of conducting refugee-focused research. This case study illustrates the need to follow Luna’s (2009) call for a shift from a ‘labels’ to a ‘layers’ approach to vulnerability by analysing how two university ethics committees responded to issues of informed consent in two similar refugee research projects using the PhotoVoice method. The following commentary argues that, when driven by a research governance regime, ethics review risks viewing refugees through a static label of vulnerability, negatively affecting research viability and data quality. In contrast, a layers approach opens space for understanding the potential for vulnerability amongst refugee research participants while supporting PhotoVoice’s goals of empowerment and facilitating agency. The case study highlights the need for national-level ethics statements that encourage a more flexible approach within research institutions.

dc.publisherSAGE
dc.rights.urihttp://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.titlePhotovoice and refugee research: The case for a ‘layers’ versus ‘labels’ approach to vulnerability
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume15
dcterms.source.number3-4
dcterms.source.issn1747-0161
dcterms.source.titleResearch Ethics
dc.date.updated2020-02-10T03:46:09Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Humanities
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridHartley, Lisa [44761290100]


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