Open events

This panel will discuss matters of professional concern surrounding research ethics administration, union membership, and ways to link academic and professional expertise to social justice activism. The PEPC Subcommittee encourages reflection and discussion on these topics, and the variety ethical dilemmas that are likely to engage sociologists. The presentations speak to issues of: academic governance (e.g., the powers of a university senate); faculty responsibilities and empowerment; conflicts of interest; balancing teaching, research and service; the risks and rewards of advocacy within and beyond the academy; and a broad notion of service mindful of the complexities and contradictions traversing the constitution of publics.