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Messy Ethics in Human Rights Work invites readers to engage reflexively in critical human rights practice by admitting discomfort and dilemma into conversations about ethics.



Table of Contents

Introduction, or a Pitch for You to Read this Book / Maritza Felices-Luna

Part 1: Ethical Dilemmas When Following the Rules or Doing Business as Usual

1 The Ethical Quagmire of Carceral Tours for Prison Education Programs: Are Compromised Ethics an Acceptable Educational Tool? / Sandra Lehalle and Jennifer M. Kilty

2 Fascist Logic: Exposé or Propaganda? / Shayna Plaut

3 The Politics of Representation and Allyship in Human Rights Policy Work / Christina Clark-Kazak

4 Navigating the Ethical Challenges of Work with Detained Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Greece / Jason Phillips

5 Are “Ethically Appropriate” Responses the Same for All of Us? A Social Work Practitioner/Researcher’s Dilemma / Neil Bilotta

6 Unequal Pay for Equal Work: Ethical Reflections on Exploitation as a Funding Requirement / Maritza Felices-Luna

Interlude: Back at you, Joseph Conrad / Juliane Okot Bitek

Part 2: Ethical Dilemmas When Challenging Business as Usual or When Taking the Unbeaten Path

7 “I Want My Name”: Autonomy, Protection, and Attribution in Research Interviews with “Vulnerable” Populations / Kristi Heather Kenyon

8 Your Mandates Aren’t Ours / Katsi’tsí:io Splicer, Cougar Kirby, and Sarah Fraser

9 When Life Isn’t a Moment: Participatory Photography, Photojournalism, and Documentary Photography / Myrto Papadopoulos and Shayna Plaut

10 “But Don’t Believe Me, Believe Sex Workers”: Amplifying Voices, Speaking Out of Turn, and Knowing Your Place / Claudyne Chevrier

11 Breaching My Contract to Uphold My Responsibility / Nick Catalano

12 The Oral Defence: Speaking Back to the Community / Yuriko Cowper-Smith

13 “But Where Is the Violence?”: Reflections on Honouring Relationships and Troubling Academia / Lara Rosenoff Gauvin

Conclusion: Many Questions, Few Answers / Christina Clark-Kazak, Shayna Plaut, Neil Bilotta, Lara Rosenoff Gauvin, and Maritza Felices-Luna

Index

Messy Ethics in Human Rights Work

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      Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
      Publication Date: 15/08/2023
      ISBN13: 9780774868518, 978-0774868518
      ISBN10: 0774868511

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Messy Ethics in Human Rights Work invites readers to engage reflexively in critical human rights practice by admitting discomfort and dilemma into conversations about ethics.



      Table of Contents

      Introduction, or a Pitch for You to Read this Book / Maritza Felices-Luna

      Part 1: Ethical Dilemmas When Following the Rules or Doing Business as Usual

      1 The Ethical Quagmire of Carceral Tours for Prison Education Programs: Are Compromised Ethics an Acceptable Educational Tool? / Sandra Lehalle and Jennifer M. Kilty

      2 Fascist Logic: Exposé or Propaganda? / Shayna Plaut

      3 The Politics of Representation and Allyship in Human Rights Policy Work / Christina Clark-Kazak

      4 Navigating the Ethical Challenges of Work with Detained Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Greece / Jason Phillips

      5 Are “Ethically Appropriate” Responses the Same for All of Us? A Social Work Practitioner/Researcher’s Dilemma / Neil Bilotta

      6 Unequal Pay for Equal Work: Ethical Reflections on Exploitation as a Funding Requirement / Maritza Felices-Luna

      Interlude: Back at you, Joseph Conrad / Juliane Okot Bitek

      Part 2: Ethical Dilemmas When Challenging Business as Usual or When Taking the Unbeaten Path

      7 “I Want My Name”: Autonomy, Protection, and Attribution in Research Interviews with “Vulnerable” Populations / Kristi Heather Kenyon

      8 Your Mandates Aren’t Ours / Katsi’tsí:io Splicer, Cougar Kirby, and Sarah Fraser

      9 When Life Isn’t a Moment: Participatory Photography, Photojournalism, and Documentary Photography / Myrto Papadopoulos and Shayna Plaut

      10 “But Don’t Believe Me, Believe Sex Workers”: Amplifying Voices, Speaking Out of Turn, and Knowing Your Place / Claudyne Chevrier

      11 Breaching My Contract to Uphold My Responsibility / Nick Catalano

      12 The Oral Defence: Speaking Back to the Community / Yuriko Cowper-Smith

      13 “But Where Is the Violence?”: Reflections on Honouring Relationships and Troubling Academia / Lara Rosenoff Gauvin

      Conclusion: Many Questions, Few Answers / Christina Clark-Kazak, Shayna Plaut, Neil Bilotta, Lara Rosenoff Gauvin, and Maritza Felices-Luna

      Index

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