The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Poverty Research

Aims and Scope

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Poverty Research considers poverty in many unexplored regions and countries across the world, bringing together the best international reflective and innovative scholarship by emerging and seasoned scholars on different aspects of poverty at micro-, meso- and macro-levels. The Encyclopedia aims to provides an in-depth thematic analysis of key topics pertaining to poverty research across the globe. Further the Encyclopedia will also examine the status of poverty research in different countries across the globe. This comprehensive Major Reference Work is the first attempt to strategically document the tertiary literature on Global Poverty Research across different regions.

We invite scholars, practitioners, educators and thinkers at all levels of their career across the globe to examine various concepts related to poverty research, its status, key methodologies, approaches and challenges in conducting research related to poverty and inequality.  Topics provided below are indicative and we are open to new topics and suggestions. Kindly get in touch with Editor- in- Chief if you wish to propose an entry other than the topic listed below.

Themes/ Topics covered in The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Poverty Research

Section 1: Defining Research terms related to Poverty and Inequality

1.Research on Reducing Poverty
2. Research on Inequality and shared prosperity
3. Research on National poverty lines (in various countries across the globe)
4. Research on International poverty lines
5. Defining poverty, extreme poverty and inequality
6. The relationship between poverty and inequality
7. Research on Absolute poverty
8. Research on Quality of Life
9. Research on Relative poverty
10. Intersectional Perspective and Rural Poverty Research
11. Status of Poverty Research in Different Regions (individual Chapters)
12. Status of Poverty Research in Different Countries (individual Chapters)

Section 2: Measuring Poverty

13.Squared Poverty Gap Index
14.Extreme poverty
15.Indicators
16.Non-monetary indicators
17.Measures of Household Welfare
18.Headcount index
19.Poverty gap index
20.Sen index
21.Sen-Shorrocks-Thon Index
22.Asset-based measures
23. High-frequency poverty measures
24.Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
25.Inequality and poverty measurement
26.Subjective poverty lines
27.Objective poverty lines
28.Relative poverty lines
29.Absolute poverty lines
30.The Cost of Basic Needs (CBN) method
31.The food poverty line (FPL)
32.The non-food allowance (NFA)
33. Lower and Upper Bound CBN Poverty Lines
34. The headcount poverty ratio (H)
35. The Poverty Gap (PG) index
36. The Poverty Gap Squared
37. Monitoring Global Poverty
38. Aggregate Poverty Measures

Section 3: Ethics in Conducting Poverty Research

39.Conducting Ethical Research with those in Deep Poverty
40.Voluntary Participation
41.Informed Consent
42.Respect for Privacy and Confidentiality
43.Anonymity
44.Maximizing Benefits
45.Minimizing Harm
46.Risk-Benefit Ratio
47.Fair Subject Selection
48.Avoiding Exploitation
49.Fair Distribution of Benefits and Burdens
50.Involving Communities
51.Communicating Results
52.Addressing Inequality
53. Poverty Research with Children
54.Poverty Research with Individuals with Disabilities
55. Poverty Research with Other Vulnerable Populations
56. Global Code of Conduct for Research in resource-poor Settings

Section 4: Methods and Approaches of Conducting Poverty Research

57.Contributions to Action Research for Transformation
58.Bibliometric Analysis of Income Inequality Research
59.The action research
60.Listening to the voices of the poor
61.Mixed methods approach to equity and justice research
62.Best practices in conceptualizing and measuring Poverty
63.Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs)
64.Scoping Reviews
65.Rapid Reviews
66.Meta-Analyses
67.Umbrella Reviews
68.Narrative Reviews
69.Qualitative Reviews
70.Mixed Methods Reviews
71.Participatory research
72.Community Research

Section 5: innovations in Poverty Research

73. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
74. Digital Technologies for Data Collection and Analysis
75. Social Innovation
76. Poverty Currency Exchange
77. Bibliometric Methods
78. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
79. Data-Driven Approaches
80. Policy-relevant research
81. Transforming lives through education
82. Fostering local partnership
83. Adopting new technologies
84. Actionable evidence to policymakers
85. Training researchers from underrepresented backgrounds
86. Mentorship for researchers from underrepresented backgrounds

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