Analysing Digital Interaction
Ethics and Practices for Online Research
Last spring I interviewed Wyke Stommel about an article she co-authored an important article: "Ethical approval: none sought. How discourse analysts report ethical issues around publicly available online data." You can find that interview and related resources here: Research Ethics & Extant Data. When I saw that she was a co-editor on a new book related to online research, I wanted to learn more.
There are very few books that deal deeply and specifically on the ethical dilemmas associated with studies of online communication. The book investigates interaction-focused scholarship on online communication and addresses ethical, methodological and theoretical issues of analysing online social interaction. Learn more in this interview with Dr. Stommel and co-editor Dr. Giles.
The wealth of material available online is irresistible to social researchers who are trying to understand contemporary experiences, perspectives, and events. The ethical collection and -use of such material is anything but straightforward. Find open-access articles that explore different approaches.