Statistical Methods for Human Rights

by Asher, Jana; Banks, David; Scheuren, Fritz J.

• ISBN13: 9780387728360
• ISBN10: 0387728368
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Statistical Thinking on Human Rights Topics
Introduction	p. 3
The Statistics of Genocide	p. 37
Why Estimate Direct and Indirect Casualties from War? The Rule of Proportionality and Casualty Estimates	p. 51
Statistical Thinking and Data Analysis: Enhancing Human Rights Work	p. 65
Recent Projects
Hidden in Plain Sight: X.X. Burials and the Desaparecidos in the Department of Guatemala, 1977-1986	p. 89
The Demography of Conflict-Related Mortality in Timor-Leste (1974-1999): Reflections on Empirical Quantitative Measurement of Civilian Killings, Disappearances, and Famine-Related Deaths	p. 117
Afghan Refugee Camp Surveys in Pakistan, 2002	p. 141
Metagora: An Experiment in the Measurement of Democratic Governance	p. 157
History and Future Possibilities
Human Rights of Statisticians and Statistics of Human Rights: Early History of the American Statistical Association's Committee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights	p. 181
Obtaining Evidence for the International Criminal Court Using Data and Quantitative Analysis	p. 195
New Issues in Human Rights Statistics	p. 227
Statistics and the Millennium Development Goals	p. 241
A Final Word of Warning
Using Population Data Systems to Target Vulnerable Population Subgroups and Individuals: Issues and Incidents	p. 273
Author Index	p. 329
Subject Index	p. 333
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