This essay from the National Institutes of Health (NIU) explores conflicts that arise between scientific and community interests during community-based participatory research. The authors suggest that potential conflicts can be managed through written agreements between investigators and community partners at the beginning of a study, sometimes with the help of a third party. In certain situations, it may even be useful to publish a dissenting opinion when researchers and community partners cannot agree on an interpretation of findings.

More: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3074227/