ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the topic of ethics in participatory research (PR), providing a rationale for the book and an overview of each chapter. PR involves people whose lives are the subject of study in some or all aspects of research design, process, dissemination and impact, with a focus on generating socially just change. As such, it raises distinctive ethical issues linked with collaboration; sharing power; co-ownership of data, findings and impact; attribution of authorship; changing roles and relationships; handling institutional ethical review processes; and collective organising for change. In this chapter we elaborate briefly on these issues, discussing a range of different approaches to conceptualising and practising ethics in PR.
