POL 3370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Undue Influence, Research, Alice Goffman

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 3370
• Professor: Miriam Levitt

Document Summary

For the purposes of this policy, the term authorized third party (also known as authorized third party decision makers ) Rebs and researchers should be cognizant of situations where undue influence, coercion or the offer of incentives may undermine the voluntariness of a participant"s consent to participate in research. This control may be physical, psychological, financial or professional, for example, and may involve offering some form of inducement or threatening some form of deprivation. Coercion: coercion is a more extreme form of undue influence, involving a threat of harm or punishment for failure to participate. In some cases, however, the physical practicalities of the project may prevent the actual withdrawal of the participant partway. The participant should not suffer any disadvantage or reprisal for withdrawing nor should any payment due prior to the point of withdrawal be withheld. If a participant withdraws consent, the participant can also request the withdrawal of their data or human biological materials.