The positive role of research ethics in designing and conducting terrorism research CSTPV Seminar

The purpose of this talk is to open a discussion on the positive role which the research ethics process can play in the conduct and design of terrorism research. Within this talk there will be a discussion of key aspects relating to research ethics, with a particular focus on the protection of the researcher. The talk will utilise the Framework for Research Ethics in Terrorism Studies (FRETS) to provide a critical examination of the ethics review process while also demonstrating the opportunities it can provide us to strengthen our research. By focusing on the positive aspects of research ethics, while not ignoring the negative experiences some researchers have had during the review process, this talk will aim to demonstrate the positive opportunities ethically designed research provides us as terrorism researchers. Speaker: Dr. John Morrison is an Associate Professor in Criminology in the School of Law and Criminology. Prior to joining Maynooth, John worked in Royal Holloway, University of London, University of East London and Pennsylvania State University. John holds a PhD in International Relations (University of St Andrews), an MA in Forensic Psychology (University College Cork), and a BA in Psychology (University College Dublin). John's research focuses on terrorist decision making processes. Within this he looks at splits in terrorist organisations, disengagement, radicalisation, expert novice differences, terrorist risk and the role of trust in terrorist involvement. John's research has been funded by research bodies in the UK and the US, including the ESRC and the Minerva Research Initiative.