Public Health Research: Independence and Academic Freedom

Authors

  • Ildefonso Hernández-Aguado
  • Elisa Chilet-Rosell

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2019.0.27792

Keywords:

research, public health, independence, academic freedom, objectivity, influence, social responsibility of science

Abstract

This article aims to contribute to the debate on the objectivity of science, independence and academic freedom of researchers. Based on a brief overview of the factors that shape public health research, we intend to initiate a reflection from the ethical perspective on the freedom of researchers when conducting their research —the external and internal forces that shape it— and the social purpose of their research work, which should be the advancement of knowledge to increase social welfare and the health of populations.

Author Biographies

Ildefonso Hernández-Aguado

Catedrático de Salud Pública en la Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, España. CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP),

Elisa Chilet-Rosell

Investigadora CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) -Departamento de Salud Pública de la Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, España

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2019-02-04

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Hernández-Aguado, I., & Chilet-Rosell, E. (2019). Public Health Research: Independence and Academic Freedom. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, (45), 59–71. https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2019.0.27792

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2019: Núm. 45 - mar - Dossier on ethics and public health coordinated by F. J. García López

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Monographic Dossier

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