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Human Rights Measurement
"Human rights measurement refers to the processes by which one can take the abstract concepts that are human rights and transform them into quantitative indicators that are valid, reliable, and meaningful..." – By K. Chad Clay and Meredith LaVelle
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International Relations in Central and Eastern Europe
"The discipline of International Relations (IR) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has undergone significant transformation since the end of the Cold War. Initially peripheral to the Anglo-American IR mainstream, CEE scholarship has progressively shifted towards a semi-peripheral status..." – By Petr Drulák and Zdeněk Rod
What's New to the OREs
In May 2025, 70 new and 6 revised articles, spread across 22 subjects, have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
ORE Food Studies is Now Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On October 23, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.
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