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Elite and Expert Interviewing – University of Oxford (Guidance: Central University Research Ethics Committee | November 2020)

Posted by Dr Gary Allen in Human Research Ethics on June 15, 2022
Keywords: Beneficence, Privacy, Researcher responsibilities, Respect for persons

The Linked Original Item was Posted On November, 20 2020 21:27:19

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Introduction
Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities may involve interviewing people who are famous or in senior roles, often known as elite interviewing. Prominent or ‘elite’ public figures could range from senior government officials, Chief Executives of large companies and community leaders, to individuals famous for their activities in academia, the arts or sport. ‘Expert’ participants may be individuals chosen by virtue of their role or expertise (e.g. editors of national newspapers, high court judges, heads of NGOs, tax lawyers, top-level managers). Anyone who is responsible for and has privileged access to the knowledge of specific groups of people or decision-making processes can be seen as an expert. It is acknowledged that this guidance may not be appropriate in all settings involving interviews with participants who could be considered experts or elites. In ethnographic fieldwork it may not always be immediately clear who the ‘experts’ are and such status can be contested. In some settings it may not be the researcher who is best placed to decide who is and is not the expert.

This excellent guidance document produced by the University of Oxford is another great resource item about ethical research with experts/elite individuals.  A great item for researchers, Research Ethics Reviewers, Research Ethics Advisors and research office staff.  We have included a link to one related item.

Research staff or students undertaking elite interviews need to be particularly aware of the issue of and limits to confidentiality and anonymity through all stages of a research project, including anonymity in publications, and will need to have received appropriate training or guidance on how to conduct elite interviewing. Your Department may offer training on conducting elite interviews.

This guidance may also be useful for researchers conducting other types of interview, including oral history interviews.

Contents

Introduction … 1
Recruiting participants … 2
Practical considerations … 3
Consent of participants …. 3
Written consent … 3
Oral consent … 3
Data protection and confidentiality/ anonymity issues … 4
Complex ethical issues raised in research fieldwork … 5
Duty of care issues/ potential risks/ power imbalance … 5
Monitoring and reporting of adverse or unforeseen events … 6
Further reading … 6

Central University Research Ethics Committee, Oxford University (2020) Best Practice Guidance: Elite and Expert Interviewing. https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/files/bpg03eliteandexpertinterviewingpdf

First page of the 'Elite and Expert Interviewing' pdf.
Elite and Expert Interviewing
Introduction
Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities may involve interviewing people who are famous or in senior roles, often known as elite interviewing. Prominent or ‘elite’ public figures could range from senior government officials, Chief Executives of large companies and community leaders, to individuals famous for their activities in academia, the arts or sport. ‘Expert’ participants may be individuals chosen by virtue of their role or expertise (e.g. editors of national newspapers, high court judges, heads of NGOs, tax lawyers, top-level managers). Anyone who is responsible for and has privileged access to the knowledge...

Related Reading

Consent Webinar (40 minutes) – UKRIO (David Carpenter | December 2020)

Confidentiality, anonymity and power relations in elite interviewing: conducting qualitative policy research in a politicised domain (Papers: Kari Lancaster | January 2016)

(UK) ‘Unethical not to’ submit Brexit interviews to MPs, says academic – THE (John Morgan | April 2018)

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