In the 1960s and 1970s, on the back of Cold War global politics, several South American countries experienced right-wing, military coups d’état in response to perceived internal and external threats from communism (and other “subversions”). During this tumultuous time, the state violated many individuals’ human rights because of their association with specific social groups – […]
This past week we met with Dr. Melanie Hughes to consider the practical issues of data production, management, and analysis within the social sciences. One thing that struck me was that, despite our ability to identify issues in the categorization systems presented in class, many of us were unable to express solutions to mitigate these […]
This past week we met with Dr. Melanie Hughes to consider the practical issues of data production, management, and analysis within the social sciences. One thing that struck me was that, despite our ability to identify issues in the categorization systems presented in class, many of us were unable to express solutions to mitigate these […]
The articles for this week reveal the limitations of quantitative indicators of gender equality. Hanny Cueva Beteta notes that the general indication used to measure gender equality, the presence of female politicians at the national level, may not accurately reflect gender equality in a given society. Cueva Beteta notes that in developing countries, the ability […]
I unfortunately missed class last week due to a cold, so I can only draw on information presented in the readings. Across all of the readings, I found the idea of equality as a performative measure to be most intriguing. In a political landscape in which equality is becoming more and more emphasized, it seems […]
Last week facilitated an illuminating conversation due to my previous ignorance of the topic. In many ways, the discussion points were both familiar and unfamiliar. The articles critiqued the shortcomings of data being used to reveal gender equality rates. This was familiar for me; as a historian, I am accustomed to questioning evidence and deconstructing […]
From my overachieving years in Model UN as a high school student, I’m familiar with SDGs and the impossibility of actually enacting change through multinational organizations such as those that make up the UN. But, I haven’t thought much (or at least not recently) about access to data for measuring compliance and progress toward meeting […]
The most unfamiliar aspects of last week’s readings were the style, structure, and language in the articles. I am far more familiar with narrative writing and using local examples to illustrate characteristics of macro discussions and theories. This genre of writing was overtly structured, formulaic, and distant, and therefore was more difficult for me to […]
The most unfamiliar aspects of last week’s readings were the style, structure, and language in the articles. I am far more familiar with narrative writing and using local examples to illustrate characteristics of macro discussions and theories. This genre of writing was overtly structured, formulaic, and distant, and therefore was more difficult for me to […]
In our readings and conversations over the past week, I was most familiar with the notion that ideological biases inform the way that information is presented. As I mentioned at the close of my blog post for last week, I have been thinking about the presentation of information, informed by individual, social, and cultural biases, […]