The Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex is offering its five day summer school on Human Rights Research Methods at its Colchester campus from 29 June to 3 July 2015. This will be followed by a second week (6-7 July) of thematic modules on cutting edge issues in human rights, including:

• Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (6-7 July)
• Economic and Social Dimensions of Transitional Justice (6-7 July)
• Human Rights and Drug Policy (6-7 July)

Professor Satterthwaite’s subjects will include:

• Human Rights Indicators: Does human rights law “work”? Have government efforts led to improved outcomes? How can we determine whether human rights advocacy efforts are having an impact? Researchers and advocates alike have turned to human rights indicators in recent years to answer questions like these. This session will consider the major approaches to human rights indicators, as well as assessing the promise and perils of embracing this approach to assessing progress.
• Choosing between Research Approaches: Qualitative v/and Quantitative: (with Todd Landman, University of Essex) This session examines the rationale underpinning the choice of a qualitative and quantitative approach, demonstrating through a case study the possibilities and limitations of both. It also considers the possibilities of combining qualitative and quantitative approaches and the impact that might have on research outcomes.

More information is available here.