Selected Papers
Publications
“Taking the Fight to Them: Neighborhood Human Rights Organizations and Domestic Protest” (with Sam Bell, Tavishi Bhasin, and Amanda Murdie). Forthcoming. British Journal of Political Science.
"Avoiding the Spotlight: Human Rights Shaming and Foreign Direct Investment" (with Colin M. Barry and Michael E. Flynn). Forthcoming. International Studies Quarterly.
"An Umbrella with Holes? Respect for Non-Derogable Rights during Declared States of Emergency, 1996-2004" (with David L. Richards). 2012. Human Rights Review 13 (4): 443-471. Replication Data
"Neighborhood Watch: Spatial Effects of Human Rights INGOs" (with Sam Bell and Amanda Murdie). 2012. Journal of Politics 74 (2): 354-368. Replication Data
Working Papers
- "Threat by Example: Sanctions and the Diffusion of Human Rights Practices." Presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
- "Crises of Conscience? Economic Crises & Government Respect for Human Rights" (with Matthew DiGiuseppe). Presented at the 2012 Internataional Studies Association Annual Convention.
- "Measuring Government Effort to Respect Economic, Social, & Cultural Rights" (with David L. Richards). Presented at the 2009 Midwest Political Science Association National Conference and the 2010 International Studies Association Annual Convention.
- "Trade-Offs Among Worker Rights" (with Colin Barry and David L. Cingranelli). Presented at the 2011 International Studies Association Annual Convention and to be presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.
- "Who Legislates for Labor? Democratic Institutions and the Protection of Worker Rights” (with Colin Barry and Ben Farrer). Presented at the the 2010 Midwest Political Science Association National Conference and the 3rd Annual Graduate Conference on Democracy and Governance, University of Connecticut.
- "There Goes The Neighborhood: Spatial Diffusion of Repression and Civil War." Presented at the 2010 International Studies Association Annual Convention.