Research Guides: ECON 4330: Economics of Human Rights: Overview

Places to Start

Human Rights Watch
Use the menu at the top to search countries, topics and more.
United Nations: Human Rights Office
Search by country or issue
Amnesty International
Look for country reports on human rights abuses.
Freedom House
Locate continent and country information about human rights and democracy efforts.
U.S. State Department
Look for reports on specific policy issues and country reports.
U.S. State Department: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
U.S. Dept of State annual reports to Congress on the status of internationally recognized human rights practices per country. Online archive from 1999-present.

Encyclopedia of Human Rights by David P. Forsythe
Publication Date: 2009
Offers coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history.

The Economics of Human Rights by Elizabeth M. Wheaton
Publication Date: 2018
Provides an introduction to the microeconomic analysis of human rights utilizing economics as a lens through which to examine social topics including capital punishment, violence against women, seeking asylum, terrorism, child abuse, genocide, and hate.

EconLit This link opens in a new window
For economics literature
PAIS This link opens in a new window
Try this for topics related to public policy and macroeconomic effects. International coverage.
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Everything about political science
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Use this for articles from a sociological perspective

Columbia Human Rights Law Review
Dedicated to the analysis and discussion of human rights and civil liberties under both domestic and international law.
Humanity
Original research and reflection on human rights, humanitarianism, and development in the modern and contemporary world.
Human Rights Quarterly
Presents current work in human rights research and policy analysis, reviews of related books, and philosophical essays probing the fundamental nature of human rights as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Human Rights Review
Explores human rights issues and their underlying empirical, theoretical and philosophical foundations.
Immigration and Nationality Law Review
Publishes research on immigration, discrimination and identity from well known scholars.
Journal of Human Rights Practice
The main academic journal focusing on human rights practice and activism.
Poverty and Public Policy
Publishes quality research on poverty, income distribution, and welfare programs from scholars around the globe.
Security and Human Rights
Aims to stimulate thinking on the question of protecting and promoting human rights through global cooperation in a world faced with serious threats to security.
Social Justice Research
Peer reviewed articles and research covering policy effects on victims, poverty and more.

Data Planet (SAGE) This link opens in a new window
Statistical data for the social sciences
ICPSR This link opens in a new window
Data archive of research in the social sciences

Human Rights Measurement Institute
Look at the Rights Tracker under Explore Our Data.
Google Dataset Search
Allows you to find datasets across the web using simple keyword searches. Example: US Economic Data

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