For those who want to follow the lectures in my course “Ruling the world by numbers” online, the lectures will stream live here from 12:15 till 14:00. The lectures run every monday from 12:15 to 14:00 as per the schedule below. I will also post the lecture slides online. You can ask questions and provide comments to the lecture mentioning my twitter handle or by using #worldbynumbers in your tweet.
The live stream will be available here. Tune in at 12:15 CET. Or use the same link to access the recorded lecture.
| 06.02.2017 | 1. Ruling the world by numbers: introduction |
| 13.02.2017 | 2. States and statistics: Why do states count? |
| 20.02.2017 | 3. Auditing the world: The IMF |
| 27.02.2017 | 4. Counting the poor: The World Bank |
| 06.03.2017 | 5. A world that counts: from millennium development goals (MDGs) to sustainable development goals (SDGs) |
| 13.03.2017 | 6. Poor Numbers? Statistical capacity in low income countries |
| 20.03.2017 | 7. Governance matters: democracy by numbers |
| 27.03.2017 | 8. Correlates of war: Studying war and peace by numbers |
| 03.04.2017 | 9. Evidence based policy : Knowledge and governance requirements |
| 11.04.2017 | Easter BREAK |
| 18.04.2017 | Easter BREAK |
| 25.04.2017 | 10. Contesting poor numbers: qualitative and quantitative research. |
| 08.05.2017 | 11. Conclusion |
Lecture slides from lecture 1 here.
Lecture slides from lecture 2 here.
Lecture slides from lecture 3 here.