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AKC: Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit

AKC 1: AKC

AKC 1.3: Hauptvortrag

Donnerstag, 3. April 2025, 12:00–12:45, ZHG009

Unethical Behavior in Academia: Forms, Causes, and Countermeasures — •Daniel Leising — Technische Universität Dresden

Recent years have seen a steady flow of media reports about cases of unethical behaviour in academia. Such behaviour seems surprisingly common, often causes great damage, and typically remains unsanctioned. In my talk, I will first introduce a number of concepts that are relevant to the discourse on this topic (e.g., power, abuse of power). Then I will discuss some key factors that may explain the emergence and the persistence of unethical behaviour in academia. Notably, some of these factors are properties of unethical actors themselves (e.g., psychopathic traits), some are properties of the people that surround unethical actors (e.g., fear), and some are properties of the organizational setup (e.g., incentives, hierarchies, lack of effective controls). Based on this analysis, I will present some recommendations for reforms of the academic system that may help reduce the frequency and severity of unethical behaviour in academia.

Keywords: ethics; science system; science reform; incentives