Petrova, Dimitrina --- "Researching discrimination" [2017] ELECD 722; in Andreassen, A. Bård; Sano, Hans-Otto; McInerney-Lankford, Siobhán (eds), "Research Methods in Human Rights" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 379

Book Title: Research Methods in Human Rights

Editor(s): Andreassen, A. Bård; Sano, Hans-Otto; McInerney-Lankford, Siobhán

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781785367786

Section: Chapter 16

Section Title: Researching discrimination

Author(s): Petrova, Dimitrina

Number of pages: 29

Abstract/Description:

This chapter proposes a classification of methods used in researching discrimination and discusses the relevance, advantages and limitations of each of the major methods. The classification is based on the subject of the research – whether it is research of individual discrimination cases, patterns, perceptions, legal or policy frameworks, jurisprudence, practice, etc. A critique of the methodological challenges in respect to each group of methods is followed by a reflection on the methodological risks common to all methods. The chapter emphasizes the importance of research strategies aimed at neutralizing the many inherent cognitive biases in the study of discrimination.