These conferences are organized by the GIID (Discourse Interaction Research Group) of CLUNL (Linguistics Centre of Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and by ILTEC (Institute of Theoretical and Computational Linguistics). Its objective is a critical discussion of ethical and methodological issues in the collection and treatment of data gathered in informal or institutional settings, from a linguistic, sociological and anthropological standpoint. Thus, the workshop will be of interest not only for researchers in the areas of discourse and conversation analysis, but also for other social scientists and professionals in the fields of social services, law, and computer sciences.
The presentations will focus on the following themes: (1) Ethics and methodology of field opening; (2) Safeguards for informants’ and sources’ anonymity; (3) Social responsibility of scientists; (4) Giving research results back to the communities studied; (5) Database development and management.
Working languages: Portuguese and English.