1st Edition

Research Methods in Human Rights

Edited By Lee McConnell, Rhona Smith Copyright 2018
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

Research Methods in Human Rights introduces the reader to key methodological approaches to Human Rights research in a clear and accessible way. Drawing on the expertise of a panel of contributors, the text clearly explains the key theories and methods commonly used in Human Rights research and provides guidance on when each approach is appropriate. It addresses such approaches to Human Rights... Read more

Chapter 1 – Introduction – Rhona Smith and Lee Smith

Chapter 2 – Human Rights Based Approaches to Research – Rhona Smith

Chapter 3 – The Doctrinal Approach in International Human Rights Scholarship – Suzanne Egan

Chapter 4 – Legal Theory as a Research Methodology – Lee McConnell

Chapter 5 – Qualitative Methods – Rhona Smith and Lorna Smith

Chapter 6 – Quantitative Analysis – Todd Landman

Chapter 7 – Critical Ethnography and Human Rights Research – William Paul Simmons and Lindsey Feldman

Chapter 8 – Comparative Approaches to Human Rights – Sue Farran

Chapter 9 – ‘Mixing Methods’: Reflections on Compatibility – Rhona Smith and Lee McConnell

Biography

 

Dr Lee McConnell is Lecturer in Law at University of Bristol Law School.

Dr Rhona Smith is Professor of International Human Rights and Head of School (Law) at Newcastle University.