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Replication is both possible and desirable in the humanities, just as it is in the sciences
No full textSome scholars have claimed that replication – the independent repetition of an earlier study, answering the same study question, using the same or similar methods under the same or similar circumstances – is not possible in the humanities. The reasoning is that the humanities search for cultural meaning can yield multiple valid answers, and that research objects are people and thus interactive entities. This may be true, suggest Rik Peels and Lex M. Bouter, but it does not automatically follow that replication is not possible. It is a desirable feature for empirical studies in the humanities to be replicable, and it is equally desirable that the project of carrying out replication studies in the humanities gets off the ground
Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews : The Development of AMSTAR
Full text linkBoers, M. [Promotor]Bouter, L.M. [Promotor]Grimshaw, J. [Copromotor
Nederlandse gedragscode wetenschappelijke integriteit
No full textOp initiatief van KNAW, NFU, NWO, TO2-federatie, Vereniging Hogescholen en de VSNU heeft de commissie bestaande uit Keimpe Algra (voorzitter), Lex Bouter, Ton Hol en Jan van Kreveld, een nieuwe Nederlandse gedragscode wetenschappelijke integriteit opgesteld
Invited Commentary on "investigating the Reliability and Factor Structure of Kalichman's 'Survey 2: Research Misconduct' Questionnaire"
Full text link"Lex mercatoria"
No full textExistuje skutečně mezinárodní "Právo mezinárodního obchodu"? To je vlastní podstatou otázky týkající se "lex mercatoria". Teoretické, ale také praktické debaty, kterí již asi třicet let zaměstnává právnickou veřejnost.Lex mercatoria is a part of an international judge's every-day routine concerning international treaties. This positive situation makes realization of the theory that was stili being denied some 20 years ago possible. French university scholar Berthold Goldman is considered the inventor of this theory. However the text contains opinions expressed earlier by some ether experts in comparative legal studies. The article deals with "lex mercatoria", i.e. with problems concermng law of international trade. The author touches upon a deep analysis of this theory and also mentions critical views of its opponents. Pragmatic remarks and comments are mentioned as well
Fostering responsible research practices is a shared responsibility of multiple stakeholders
Full text linkKnowledge as Public Property : The Societal Relevance of Scientific Research
No full textUniversities are funded by public means to a large extend. It’s reasonable to expect that society benefits from the results. For scientific research this means that it should at least have a potential societal impact. Universities and individual investigators must explicitly consider the societal relevance of their research activities. And also report on it explicitly. Core questions are: ‘Do we do the right things?’ and ‘Do we do them right?’ This implies that next to indicators of scientific quality, attention should be given to indicators of societal relevance. This dual aim is placed in the context of current evaluation practices of academical research. A proposal for 12 indicators of societal relevance is formulated, focussing on both social-cultural value and economic value. Examples given mainly concern the health and life sciences. The paper ends by discussing the central challenges in evaluating the societal relevance of scientific research
Why research integrity matters and how it can be improved
Full text linkScholars need to be able to trust each other, because otherwise they cannot collaborate and use each other's findings. Similarly trust is essential for research to be applied for individuals, society or the natural environment. The trustworthiness is threatened when researchers engage in questionable research practices or worse. By adopting open science practices, research becomes transparent and accountable. Only then it is possible to verify whether trust in research findings is justified. The magnitude of the issue is substantial with a prevalence of four percent for both fabrication and falsification, and more than 50% for questionable research practices. This implies that researchers regularly engage in behaviors that harm the validity and trustworthiness of their work. What is good for the quality and reliability of research is not always good for a scholarly career. Navigating this dilemma depends on how virtuous the researcher at issue is, but also on the local research climate and the perverse incentives in the way the research system functions. Research institutes, funding agencies and scholarly journals can do a lot to foster research integrity, first and foremost by improving the quality of peer review and reforming researcher assessment.</p
THE CONFLICT REGULATION IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUTHOR IN CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS
No full textThe article deals with national approaches to the identification of the author: on the basis of “lex origins” in the framework of intellectual Statute (Portugal, Romania) or contrary to the Intellectual statute (Russia, USA), on the basis of “lex loci protectionis” (Austria, Germany, Belgium). The conclusion is drawn in respect of the use of collision formula «lex origins» to determine the author of the work as the most appropriate mechanism which leads to the solution of the problem of the initial authorship according to a single law, no matter which country’s court considered the dispute. The attention is paid to inaccuracies in the wording of the scope and to the connecting factor of the domestic conflict norm which selects the applicable law to govern the identification of authorship. In order to improve the domestic conflict regulation it is advisable to formulate in the Civil Code the general rule of conflict of laws that is applicable to identify the author / initial owner of the creation removing the indication that restricts the volume of rules in the Article 1256 p. 3 of the Russian Civil Code, adding to this norm the subsidiary connecting factor “lex loci protectionis” and retaining the general connecting factor “lex origins”. It is also proposed to include into the Russian Civil Code’s Article 1256 a special conflict of laws rule for determining the applicable law to identify the author / initial owner which would correlate with the principle of freedom of contract and would be based on the general connecting factor — “law of party autonomy” (lex voluntatis), and subsidiary connecting factor – “contract law of the country” (lex contractus) for the work for hire which has been created under the contract.</jats:p
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