How to Construct A New Global Order
The global political-economic order is in flux. It is unclear what will replace the U.S-centric post-1990s “liberal” order and whether competition with China can be managed successfully.
Research
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
This article reviews the remarkable growth in empirical literature in political science on wartime sexual violence against civilians, including rape, sexual slavery, forced marriage, and other forms.
Who Says Yes or No? Models of Ethical and Safety Oversight for Student-Led Political Violence Research
The ethical risks inherent in student research on political violence that involve human participants are myriad.
Practice What You Preach
The international standing of the United States has taken a serious hit over the past four years. Former U.S.
Practice What You Preach: Global Human Rights Leadership Begins at Home
The international standing of the United States has taken a serious hit over the past four years. Former U.S.
Ten Years After: From UN Guiding Principles To Multi-Fiduciary Obligations
In 2005, the United Nations Human Rights Council requested the UN Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative on Business and Human Rights.
Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know
In Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know® , Erica Chenoweth – one of the world's leading scholars on the topic – explains what civil resistance is, how it works, why it sometimes fails, how vi
Introductory Remarks
Welcome. My name is Kathryn Sikkink.
Reflections on Eric Weitz, A World Divided
Human rights is a hybrid field of scholarship – at a minimum part law, part history, part philosophy and part political science.
Reimagining Rights and Responsibilities in the United States: Equal Access to Public Goods and Services
A right of equal access to public goods and services is rooted in the rights to ‘Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.’ With these rights, the Declaration of Independence asserts the concept of
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