The seductions of quantification

Merry, Sally Engle

The seductions of quantification measuring human rights, gender violence, and sex trafficking Sally Engle Merry - Chicago (Estados Unidos) The University of Chicago Press 2016 - 249 páginas - Chicago series in law and society .

A world of quantification. Indicators as a technology of knowledge. Measuring violence against women. Categorizing violence against women: the cultural work of commensuration. Measuring the unmeasurable: the US Trafficking in Persons Reports. Knowledge effects and governance effects of the Trafficking in Persons Reports. Human rights indicators: translating law into policy. Conclusions.

A world of quantification -- Indicators as a technology of knowledge -- Measuring violence against women -- Categorizing violence against women: the cultural work of commensuration -- Measuring the unmeasurable: the US Trafficking in Persons Reports -- Knowledge effects and governance effects of the Trafficking in Persons Reports -- Human rights indicators: translating law into policy -- Conclusions.

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Mujeres--Violencia--Estados Unidos
Mujeres--Violencia--Investigaciones
Tráfico de personas--Investigación--Estados Unidos

Tráfico de personas