Introduction: Studying Human Rights = 1
Social Science and Human Rights = 2
Structure of The Book = 6
The Scope of Human Rights = 8
Categories and Dimensions of Human Rights = 8
International Human Rights Instruments = 13
Regional Human Rights Instruments = 15
Limiting Human Rights? = 17
Suggestions for Further Reading = 18
The Terrain of Human Rights = 19
Human Rights Organizational Fields = 19
The Complex Terrain of Human Rights = 34
Suggestions for Further Reading = 34
Social Theory and Human Rights = 36
Rationalism = 37
Structuralism = 45
Culturalism = 48
Areas of Convergence = 52
Theorizing Human Rights = 54
Suggestions for Further Reading = 55
Social Science Methods and Human Rights = 58
An Epistemological Continuum = 59
Cross-national Generalizations and Comparative Methods = 64
Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence = 70
Methods Matter = 74
Suggestions for Further Reading = 74
Measuring Human Rights = 75
From Concepts to Indicators = 76
Extant Measures = 78
Lacunae = 91
Suggestions for Further Reading = 92
Online Resources = 92
Global Comparative Studies = 93
Research Design and Basic Quantitative Techniques = 93
Extant Global Comparative Studies = 99
Limitations to Global Comparative Analysis = 103
Suggestions for Further Reading = 106
The Social Science of Truth Commissions = 107
Capturing The Complexity of a Human Rights Event = 110
Multiplying Sources and Statistical Estimation = 117
More Than `getting The Number Right' = 123
Suggestions for Further Reading = 125
Human Rights Impact Assessment = 126
Types of Human Rights Impact Assessment = 127
Theories of Change and Impact Complexity = 130
Analytical Techniques for Impact Assessment = 132
From Past Experiences to Future Planning = 139
Suggestions for Further Reading = 139
Theory and Method in Studying Human Rights = 140
Reviewing The Main Thrust of The Book = 140
Remaining Challenges for a Social Science of Human Rights = 144
Notes = 147
References = 149
Index = 170
Social Science and Human Rights = 2
Structure of The Book = 6
The Scope of Human Rights = 8
Categories and Dimensions of Human Rights = 8
International Human Rights Instruments = 13
Regional Human Rights Instruments = 15
Limiting Human Rights? = 17
Suggestions for Further Reading = 18
The Terrain of Human Rights = 19
Human Rights Organizational Fields = 19
The Complex Terrain of Human Rights = 34
Suggestions for Further Reading = 34
Social Theory and Human Rights = 36
Rationalism = 37
Structuralism = 45
Culturalism = 48
Areas of Convergence = 52
Theorizing Human Rights = 54
Suggestions for Further Reading = 55
Social Science Methods and Human Rights = 58
An Epistemological Continuum = 59
Cross-national Generalizations and Comparative Methods = 64
Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence = 70
Methods Matter = 74
Suggestions for Further Reading = 74
Measuring Human Rights = 75
From Concepts to Indicators = 76
Extant Measures = 78
Lacunae = 91
Suggestions for Further Reading = 92
Online Resources = 92
Global Comparative Studies = 93
Research Design and Basic Quantitative Techniques = 93
Extant Global Comparative Studies = 99
Limitations to Global Comparative Analysis = 103
Suggestions for Further Reading = 106
The Social Science of Truth Commissions = 107
Capturing The Complexity of a Human Rights Event = 110
Multiplying Sources and Statistical Estimation = 117
More Than `getting The Number Right' = 123
Suggestions for Further Reading = 125
Human Rights Impact Assessment = 126
Types of Human Rights Impact Assessment = 127
Theories of Change and Impact Complexity = 130
Analytical Techniques for Impact Assessment = 132
From Past Experiences to Future Planning = 139
Suggestions for Further Reading = 139
Theory and Method in Studying Human Rights = 140
Reviewing The Main Thrust of The Book = 140
Remaining Challenges for a Social Science of Human Rights = 144
Notes = 147
References = 149
Index = 170