Behind Closed Doors: IRBs and the Making of Ethical Research (Morality and Society Series) [Paperback] Author: Laura Stark | Language: English | ISBN:
0226770877 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. The story of how IRBs work today is a story about their past as well as their present, and Behind Closed Doors is the first book to meld firsthand observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States in the decades after World War II.
Drawing on extensive archival sources, Laura Stark reconstructs the daily lives of scientists, lawyers, administrators, and research subjects working—and “warring”—on the campus of the National Institutes of Health, where they first wrote the rules for the treatment of human subjects. Stark argues that the model of group deliberation that gradually crystallized during this period reflected contemporary legal and medical conceptions of what it meant to be human, what political rights human subjects deserved, and which stakeholders were best suited to decide. She then explains how the historical contingencies that shaped rules for the treatment of human subjects in the postwar era guide decision making today—within hospitals, universities, health departments, and other institutions in the United States and across the globe. Meticulously researched and gracefully argued, Behind Closed Doors will be essential reading for sociologists and historians of science and medicine, as well as policy makers and IRB administrators.
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- Series: Morality and Society Series
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; 1 edition (February 1, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0226770877
- ISBN-13: 978-0226770871
- Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #733,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
If you're on an IRB, are an IRB professional, or have an interest in governing bodies or juries, this is a great book. It's definitely geared toward someone with knowledge of the scientific process and some of the regulations concerning human subjects research. But she also brings in sociology and linguistic pragmatics really nicely so that a smart reader would appreciate the analysis of the process of institutional review.
By No Name
The second section of the book, which focuses on the historical development of Institutional Review Boards (IRB's) is the most interesting. The author does a great job examining the pragmatic beginning of group review and follows it up through the government mandating of IRB review of Federally funded research. However, the first half of the book was a tough read for me. Rather than simply reporting about the IRB meetings that she attended, highlighting the similarities and differences, the author promotes a point of view built upon unfounded assumptions. For example, she assumes that the expertise of all members of an IRB should carry equal weight in discussions. However, she never explores the idea that the expertise of all members don't apply equally to each research project. An interesting book, but limited in its appeal to IRB members or researchers who regularly interact with them.
By Brian E. Hunt
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