School of Anthropology & Society › Fieldwork Ethics Policy
This policy is mandatory for all fieldwork-related learning.
This policy covers
- Informed consent
- Voluntary participation
- Anonymity and confidentiality
- Participant withdrawal
- Vulnerable participants and children
- Trauma, conflict zones, and disaster settings
- Religious and political sensitivity
- Photography, audio, and video recording
- Digital observation and data security
- Compensation, reciprocity, and community feedback
- Researcher safety
- Institutional ethics approval
Explicitly prohibited
- Fabricated participants, interviews, or quotations
- Covert recording without lawful and ethical justification
- Exploiting vulnerable communities
- Exposing identities unnecessarily
- Publishing sensitive location data
- Using fieldwork to harass or target individuals
Content Status: DRAFT · AI-assisted; human ethics review pending. Non-degree.