Research Ethics

The following pages are provided for CPSA members and others who are interested in ongoing important changes in the rules and institutions governing research ethics in Canada. Some aspects of these have provoked concern among political scientists in Canada.

» Overview of the Issues

» Memo to CPSA Members

» Useful Links

» Survey Research: Some Specific Concerns

» Why Not Consider the UK Model?

» List of Scholarly Articles

» Professional Codes

» A Brief History of the CPSA's Involvement

» Professor Grant Amyot’s 2002 Report to the CPSA Board

» Update on Research Ethics in Canada by Tony Porter, CPSA Representative on the Federation Ethics Committee - 16 September 2008

» Response by the Canadian Political Science Association To the Draft Second Edition of the Tri-Council Policy Statement on Research Ethics (TCPS II) - 23 March 2009

» CPSA Response to December 2009 Draft of the 2nd Edition of the TCPS - 26 February 2010

Note that the content on these pages is not necessarily endorsed by the CPSA Board.