Resources to explore as you dig deeper as you develop your study design during the course

Methods in human rights

Andreassen, Bård-Anders, Hans-Otto Sano & Siobhán Mclnerney-Lankford (2017) Research Methods in Human rights: A handbook. Elgar. ISBN 9781785367786

Reed, Kristin & Ausra Padskocimaite (2012). The Right Toolkit. Applying Research Methods in the Service of Human Rights [Elektronisk resurs]. University of California Berkeley: Berkeley Law. (ca 50 s). Tillgänglig: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/TheRight-Toolkit.pdf

Case study research

Jensen, Tommy & Johan Sandström (2016) Fallstudier. ISBN: 9789144093789. Studentlitteratur.

Ethics

Vetenskapsrådet (2017) God forskningssed [Elektronisk resurs] (2017). ISBN 978-91-7307-352-3. Stockholm: Vetenskapsrådet. Tillgänglig på Internet https://www.vr.se/analys/rapporter/vara-rapporter/2017-08-29-god-forskningssed.html

Ethnography/observastional studies

Göranssen, Kristina (2019) Etnografi: Sjösätt, navigera och ro i land ditt projekt. ISBN 9789144130538. Studentlitteratur.

Interviews/focus groups

Krueger, Richard & Mary-Anne Casey (2014) Focus groups: A practical guide for applied research. ISBN 9781483365244. SAGE.

Statistical analysis

Pallant, Julie (2020) SPSS survival manual (7 uppl) ISBN 9780335249497. Open University Press, McGraw Hill.

Surveys

Fowler, Floyd (2009) Survey Research Methods (4 uppl). ISBN 9781452230184. SAGE.

Hagevi, Magnus & Dino Viscovi (2016) Enkäter: Att formulera frågor och svar. ISBN 9789144107448. Studentlitteratur.

Articles/reports

(Examples applying methods to human rights issues for you to explore)

Case studies

Lauwo, Sarah & Olatunde Julius Otusanya (2014). Corporate accountability and human rights disclosures: A case study of Barrick Gold Mine in Tanzania, Accounting Forum, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 91.

Samih Eloubeidi & Tina Kempin Reuter (2023) Restricting access to employment as a human rights violation: a case study of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, The International Journal of Human Rights, 27:1, 53-73, DOI: 10.1080/13642987.2022.2059657

Ethnography

Hedlund, Anna (2017) Simple soldiers? Blurring the distinction between compulsion and commitment among Rwandan rebels in Eastern Congo. Africa, 87(4), 720-738. doi:10.1017/S000197201700033X

Merry, Sally Engle (2017) The potential of ethnographic methods for human rights research. in Andreassen, Bård-Anders, Hans-Otto Sano & Siobhán Mclnerney-Lankford. Research Methods in Human rights: A handbook. ISBN 9781785367786. Elgar

Interviews

Priebe G. & Strang S. (2016), Micro Level Impact of the Right to Health – A Qualitative Study of Patient Perceptions, Diversity and Equality in Health and Care 13(5), 2016 pp. 319-325.

Strømland, Monica, Marianne L. Bahus & Anders J. Andersen, A. J. (2023). “What’s the Purpose of Having a Say If I Cannot Participate?”: A Qualitative Study of Young People’s Experiences of Being Heard and to Participate in Decision-Making Processes in Norwegian Child Welfare Services. The International Journal of Children's Rights, 31(3), 729-755. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-31030007

Literature study

Schaaf Marta, Rajat Khosla (2021) Necessary but not sufficient: a scoping review of legal accountability for sexual and reproductive health in low-income and middle-income countries. BMJ Global Health 2021;6:e006033.

Quantitative coding

Meier, Benjamin Mason & Yuna Kim, ‘Human Rights Accountability Through Treaty Bodies: Examining Human Rights Treaty Monitoring for Water and Sanitation’ 26 Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law, 2015, pp. 141–230

Registry data analysis

Turner, Russell, Damon Barrett, Frida Petersson & Martin Kåberg (2022) Legal Minors Who Inject: Differences in Socio-Demographics and Treatment Needs Compared to Adults in a Swedish National Sample of People with Injecting Drug Use. Substance Use & Misuse, 58:12, 1473-1482, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2223267

Survey

Magnusson L. & Bickenbach J. (2019) Access to human rights for persons using prosthetic and orthotic assistive devices in Sierra Leone. Disability and Rehabilitation, (published online 7 Jan 2019) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2018.1515267

Ethics

Ulrich, George (2017) Research ethics for human rights researchers in Andreassen, Bård-Anders, Hans-Otto Sano & Siobhán Mclnerney-Lankford. Research Methods in Human rights: A handbook. ISBN 9781785367786. Elgar