[Commlist] AoIR’s Risky Research Guide

AoIR’s Risky Research Guide

We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR 
Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety 2025, the culmination of over 
two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.

We designed this report to directly address the increasing personal, 
institutional, and political risks faced by researchers around the 
globe. This includes researchers from marginalized and minoritized 
communities and people working on controversial, sensitive, or 
politically charged topics—from disinformation and extremism to LGBTQ+ 
rights, platform governance, and climate change.

Drawing from the collective expertise and lived experiences of more than 
30 international contributors, the guide provides:

    A framework for identifying and assessing risk in scholarly research
    Practical strategies for mitigating harms at individual, 
institutional, and community levels
    Guidance for designing projects with risk in mind
    Concrete recommendations for universities, supervisors, and departments
    A curated set of tools, policies, and best practices for responding 
to harassment, surveillance, doxxing, and more

The guide is designed to support researchers at all stages of their 
careers, including students, contingent faculty, and those conducting 
research in politically restrictive contexts. It builds on and extends 
AoIR’s long-standing commitment to ethics, care, and collective 
responsibility within internet research.

Download the guide here:
https://aoir.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AoIR_Risky_Research_Guide.pdf



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