Mapping global trends in human rights and due diligence research (2010–2024): A bibliometric analysis
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This study gives a detailed bibliographic review of the academic sources on human rights and due diligence that appeared between 2010 and 2024. We use the Bibliometrix/Biblioshiny package in R to analyze 582 publications in social sciences, business, management and accounting in English language using Scopus data. We study trends in publications, performance in citation, authors, international cooperation, contributions by countries, conceptual clusters, and development of themes. The results demonstrate an increase in production since 2017 and a spike since 2021, which has been oriented towards the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive of the European Union. Certain terms mentioned in keywords and their co-occurrence with other terms accentuate the integration of human rights due diligence (HRDD) as a governance instrument and the emphasis on climate change, stakeholder engagement, and assessment mechanisms. This study illuminates knowledge base and patterns of the field by mapping structural development and defining powerful sources, actors and centers of collaboration. It provides an evidence map to researchers and policymakers, and provides the future research on comparative regulation contexts, perspective of developing countries, and integrative research on the connections between governance, sustainability, and supply chains.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Human rights, Due diligence, Human rights due diligence, Bibliometric analysis
Kaynakça
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