Statistical Methods for Human Rights (eBook)
XXI, 339 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-72837-7 (ISBN)
Human rights issues are shaping the modern world. They define the expectations by which nations are judged and affect the policy of governments, corporations, and foundations. Statistics is central to the modern perspective on human rights. It allows researchers to measure the effect of health care policies, the penetration of educational opportunity, and progress towards gender equality.
This book describes the statistics that underlie the social science research in human rights. It includes case studies, methodology, and research papers that discuss the fundamental measurement issues.
Human rights issues are shaping the modern world. They define the expectations by which nations are judged and affect the policy of governments, corporations, and foundations. They have set the agenda in prosecutions at the International Criminal Court at the Hague, funding decisions by the International Monetary Fund, and corporate expansion programs by multinationals.Statistics is central to the modern perspective on human rights. It allows researchers to measure the effect of health care policies, the penetration of educational opportunity, and progress towards gender equality. The new wave of entrepreneurial charities demands impact assessments and documentation of milestone achievement. Non-governmental organizations need statistics to build cases, conduct surveys, and target their efforts.This book describes the statistics that underlie the social science research in human rights. It includes case studies, methodology, and research papers that discuss the fundamental measurement issues. It is intended as an introduction to applied human rights research.
Foreword 7
Acknowledgments 10
Contents 11
Contributors 13
Statistical Thinking on Human Rights Topics 20
Introduction 21
The Statistics of Genocide 54
Why Estimate Direct and Indirect Casualties from War? The Rule of Proportionality and Casualty Estimates 68
Statistical Thinking and Data Analysis: Enhancing Human Rights Work 81
Recent Projects 102
Hidden in Plain Sight: X.X. Burials and the Desaparecidos in the Department of Guatemala, 1977– 1986 103
The Demography of Conflict-Related Mortality in Timor- Leste ( 1974Ò 1999): Reflections on Empirical Quantitative Measurement of Civilian Killings, Disappearances, and Famine- Related Deaths 131
Afghan Refugee Camp Surveys in Pakistan, 2002 154
Metagora: An Experiment in the Measurement of Democratic Governance 169
History and Future Possibilities 191
Human Rights of Statisticians and Statistics of Human Rights: Early History of the American Statistical Association’s Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights 192
Obtaining Evidence for the International Criminal Court Using Data and Quantitative Analysis 205
New Issues in Human Rights Statistics 237
Statistics and the Millennium Development Goals 251
A Final Word of Warning 280
Using Population Data Systems to Target Vulnerable Population Subgroups and Individuals: Issues and Incidents 281
Author Index 337
Subject Index 341
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.12.2007 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XXI, 339 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Statistik |
| Medizin / Pharmazie | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | Assessment • best fit • Data Analysis • Demography • Good Governance • Human Rights • official statistics • statistical method • Statistics |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-72837-6 / 0387728376 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-72837-7 / 9780387728377 |
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