Ethics

Researchers can be faced with ethical dilemmas that concern their research work or research topics, their responsibilities, the impact of their research on society, the way of conducting and publishing their research, and other aspects. Studying written artefacts as cultural heritage especially requires a global perspective that is sensitive towards different research contexts and attitudes in societies and states across the world. The aim of the ethics group is to provide CSMC and the Cluster of Excellence ‘Understanding Written Artefacts’ with guidelines for ethical and responsible research. In doing so, discussions are organized around four key aspects: interpersonal relationships (between human actors), relationships between human actors and social, institutional and state actors, objects and their provenance, and data management.