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Ethics and Social Welfare Volume 17, 2023 - Issue 2: "Where the rivers meet": Exploring Ethical Research Practices in Social Justice, Social Welfare, Community Work, Social Policy, and Social Work; Guest editors: Ana Marija Sobočan and Ian Calliou
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Ethical Considerations When Conducting Pan-European Research with and for Adolescent Young Carers

Elizabeth Hansona Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden;b The Swedish Family Care Competence Centre (NKA), Kalmar, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Feylyn Lewisc School of Nursing 179, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-8182View further author information
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Francesco Barbabellaa Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden;b The Swedish Family Care Competence Centre (NKA), Kalmar, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1497-0011View further author information
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Renske Hoefmand The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP), Den Haag, the NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4533-2562View further author information
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Giulia Casue Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5441-3044View further author information
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Licia Boccalettif Anziani e non solo società cooperativa sociale, Capri, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0332-1945View further author information
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Agnes Leug Medical Faculty, University of Basel, Institute for Biomedical Ethics, Basel, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5451-837XView further author information
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Valentina Hlebech Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaView further author information
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Miriam Svenssona Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden;b The Swedish Family Care Competence Centre (NKA), Kalmar, SwedenView further author information
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Pages 125-158 | Received 03 Oct 2022, Accepted 17 Apr 2023, Published online: 07 May 2023

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