Social Inclusion
Volume 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 14-22
Proper methodology and methods of collecting and analyzing slavery data: An examination of the global slavery index (Article) (Open Access)
Guth A.* ,
Anderson R. ,
Kinnard K. ,
Tran H.
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Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University, Arlington, VA 22201, United States
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Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University, Arlington, VA 22201, United States
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Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University, Arlington, VA 22201, United States
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Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University, Arlington, VA 22201, United States
Abstract
The Global Slavery Index aims to, among other objectives, recognize the forms, size, and scope of slavery worldwide as well as the strengths and weaknesses of individual countries. An analysis of the Index’s methods exposes significant and critical weaknesses and raises questions into its replicability and validity. The Index may prove more valuable in the fu-ture if proper methods are implemented, but the longer improper methods are used the more damage is done to the public policy debate on slavery by advancing data and policy that is not based on sound methodology. To implement proper methods, a committee of sophisticated methodologists needs to develop measurement tools and constantly analyze and refine these methods over the years as data is collected. © 2014 by the authors; licensee Cogitatio (Lisbon, Portugal).
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84928563030&doi=10.17645%2fsi.v2i4.195&partnerID=40&md5=7a31a737542bc9b0e7ca5a97111d75b8
DOI: 10.17645/si.v2i4.195
ISSN: 21832803
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English