Interviewed by Nature, anthropologist Scott Atran reminds us that human subjects rules have impeded his efforts to understand the origins of violence like the attack on Charlie Hebdo.
[Reardon, Sara. “Looking for the Roots of Terrorism.” Nature, January 15, 2015. doi: 10.1038/nature.2015.16732. h/t Donald Pollock]
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Friday, January 23, 2015
Atran: IRBs Block Understanding of Terrorism
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Monday, May 28, 2007
Scott Atran, "Research Police – How a University IRB Thwarts Understanding of Terrorism"
Blogger's note: In March the Harvard Crimson mentioned an unpublished essay by ethnographer Scott Atran of the University of Michigan, detailing his complaints about the IRB process. With Dr. Atran's kind permission, I present the complete essay here. ZMS
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