The Turn to Metrics

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ID12965341
AuthorsMalcolm Langford (0000-0002-5975-4320, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Sakiko Fukuda‐parr (0000-0002-6004-3606, New School)
Year2012
Volume30
Issue03
Pages222-238
Publication date2012-12-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNordic Journal of Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1891-814X • E-ISSN: 1891-8131
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.18261/issn1891-814x-2012-03-01
OpenAlexW2252829210
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Until recently, qualititative methods have been dominant in human rights practice. Nonetheless, the field has not been immune from the global shift towards quantitative measurement and the community of human rights activists, professionals, officials and scholars has begun to explore ways in which different metrics can establish the denial of rights, reveal breaches of obligations and justify new laws or policies. With the advantage of communicative simplicity, quantitative approaches hold out the promise of providing more aggregative and systemic weight to evidential claims. In this introduction to a special issue on the topic, we categorise and showcase different methods, provide critical perspectives, and raise opportunities and challenges for future theory and practice

Denial · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Human rights · Law and economics · Political science · Public relations · Simplicity · Sociology · Human Rights and Development · Law · Psychology

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