This book explores the demands of ethical responsibilities when carrying out research in a range of contentious political environments. Scholars of social and political movements open up debate on how best to respond to the multiple identities, priorities and political commitments that come into play in any real world research project.

1. The Difficult and Hopeful Ethics of Research on, and with, Social Movements 2. Social Movements and the Ethics of Knowledge Production 3. Reflexive Research Ethics for Environmental Health and Justice: Academics and Movement Building 4. Ethical and Political Challenges of Participatory Action Research in the Academy: Reflections on Social Movements and Knowledge Production in South Africa 5. The Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Human Rights, Activism and Academic Neutrality 6. Sisterhood and After: Individualism, Ethics and an Oral History of the Women's Liberation Movement 7. Ethics, Activism and the Anti-Colonial: Social Movement Research as Resistance 8. Disclosed and Willing: Towards A Queer Public Sociology 9. Asking Tough Questions: The Ethics of Studying Activism in Democratically Restricted Environments 10. Research Note: A Personal Reflection on Negotiating Fear, Compassion and Self-Care in Research