TY - JOUR
T1 - Thou Shalt Not! – How the institutional afterlife of research misconduct scandals shapes research integrity training
AU - Horbach, Serge Pascal Johannes M
AU - Fishberg, Rachel
AU - Ulpts, Sven Arend
AU - Degn, Lise
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Scandals involving cases of research misconduct are often considered to be main drivers for policy initiatives and institutional changes to foster research integrity. These impacts of scandals are usually witnessed during scandals’ peak visibility. In this article we change this perspective by examining the way in which scandals continue impacting academic institutions long after the initial attention has faded. To do so, we empirically study research integrity courses at multiple Danish universities. We combine data from document analysis, participatory observations and interviews. In addition, this article makes a conceptual contribution by introducing the notion of the ‘institutional afterlife’ of a scandal. We use this notion to demonstrate how scandals can affect academic communities and practices long after their initial visibility has faded, by re-entering communities and institutions. We thereby contribute a novel approach to studying scandals and their wider implications in academia.
AB - Scandals involving cases of research misconduct are often considered to be main drivers for policy initiatives and institutional changes to foster research integrity. These impacts of scandals are usually witnessed during scandals’ peak visibility. In this article we change this perspective by examining the way in which scandals continue impacting academic institutions long after the initial attention has faded. To do so, we empirically study research integrity courses at multiple Danish universities. We combine data from document analysis, participatory observations and interviews. In addition, this article makes a conceptual contribution by introducing the notion of the ‘institutional afterlife’ of a scandal. We use this notion to demonstrate how scandals can affect academic communities and practices long after their initial visibility has faded, by re-entering communities and institutions. We thereby contribute a novel approach to studying scandals and their wider implications in academia.
KW - PhD training
KW - institutional responses
KW - research integrity
KW - research misconduct scandals
KW - responsible conduct of research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85207236734&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/23299460.2024.2414500
DO - 10.1080/23299460.2024.2414500
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2329-9460
VL - 11
JO - Journal of Responsible Innovation
JF - Journal of Responsible Innovation
IS - 1
M1 - 2414500
ER -