Ethical considerations of disaster research in conflict-affected areas

Purpose Debates on the ethics of disaster and humanitarian studies concern unequal relations in research (among institutes/researchers/stakeholders); physical psychological well-being participants researchers; imposition western methods, frameworks epistemologies to study disasters. This paper focuses everyday ethics: how they need be translated throughout practices researchers can deal with ethical dilemmas that inevitably occur. Design/methodology/approach analyses process addressing ethics-related from first author's experiences researching governance high-intensity conflict settings, particular drawing 4 6 months fieldwork South Sudan Afghanistan. In addition, issues around remote are discussed, example conducted Yemen. It is based personal notes taken by author experience both authors translating guidelines for hazardous areas into practices. Findings The concerns planning, implementation communication. argues importance adaptive processes space continuous reflection order advance (1) equitable collaboration; (2) participatory methodologies wherever possible; (3) safety security all involved; (4) approaches (5) responsible inclusive communication research-uptake. Openness about gaps limitations standards, discussions peers reporting these outcomes should embedded ethics. Originality/value contributes ethics, where integral research.