Research methods in human rights / edited by Lee McConnell, Rhona Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to human rights research methods / Rhona Smith -- Human rights based approaches to research / Rhona Smith -- The doctrinal approach in international human rights scholarship / Suzanne Egan -- Legal theory as a research methodology / Lee McConnell -- Qualitative methods / Rhona Smith and Lorna Smith -- Quantitative analysis / Todd Landman -- Critical ethnography and human rights research / William Paul Simmons and Lyndsey Feldman -- Comparative approaches to human rights / Sue Farran -- "Mixing methods" : reflections on compatibility / Rhona Smith and Lee McConnell.

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 research as qualitative methods, quantitative analysis, critical ethnography and comparative approaches, supported by a wide range of geographic case studies and with reference to a wide range of subject areas. The book suggests further reading and directs the reader to excellent examples from research outputs of each method in practice.

This book is essential reading for students with backgrounds in law as well as political and social sciences who wish to understand more about the methods and ethics of conducting Human Rights research.