Human Rights

The Section on Human Rights was established to encourage scholarship and facilitate exchange of data and research findings on all components of human rights (e.g., civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental), their relationship, determinants and consequences of human rights policies, structure and influence of human rights organizations, development, implementation, impact on international conventions, and changes in the international human rights regime.

Website: /~humanrights/    

2007 - 2008 Officers

Chair:
Julie Mertus
American University
International Peace & Conflict Resolution
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington DC 20016
mertus@american.edu

Vice Chair:
Lillan A. Barria
Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service in Qatar
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW
Harris Bldg, Suite 2100
Washington DC 20007
lab84@georgetown.edu

Chair-Elect:
Todd  Landman
University of Essex
Government
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester, Essex  C04 3SQ
United Kingdom
todd@essex.ac.uk

Secretary:
Bethany Barratt
Roosevelt University
School of Policy Studies
430 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago IL 60605
bbarratt@roosevelt.edu

Treasurer:
Susanna D. Wing
Haverford College
Political Science
370 Lancaster Avenue
Haverford PA 19041
swing@haverford.edu 

2008 Program Chairs:
Lillan A. Barria
Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service in Qatar
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW
Harris Bldg, Suite 2100
Washington DC 20007
lab84@georgetown.edu

Steven D. Roper
Eastern Illinois University
Political Science
Harris Building, Room 2100
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW
Washington DC 20007
sdroper@eiu.edu

Executive Council:
Rhonda Calloway, Rochester Institute of Technology
Julie Harrelson-Stephens, Stephen F. Austin State University
Clair Apodaca, Florida International University

Awards

• Previous Award Recipients 

The Best Book Award is given for the best single-authored, multi-authored or edited volume on human rights published in 2007. To be considered for the award, a copy of the book must be sent to each of the four committee members listed below by March 31, 2008.

Award Committee Chair:
George J. Andreopoulos
CUNY,  John Jay College and Grad Center
Government
445 W. 59th Street
New York NY 10019

Committee Members:
Lilian A. Barria
Georgetown University
School of Foreign Service in Qatar
3300 Whitehaven Street, NW
Harris Bldg, Suite 2100
Washington DC 20007

Mahmood  Monshipouri
San Francisco State University
International Relations
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco CA 94132-4155

Best Dissertation Award
Political Science dissertations that focus on human rights and were filed in academic years of 2006 - 2007, are eligible for the award competition.  Copies of the nominated dissertation and a letter of support, from the dissertation Chair, which specify the contribution of the work in the field of human rights should be received by each Committee Member of the Dissertation Award Committee by February 29, 2008.  No email submissions will be accepted and the dissertation and accompanying letter should be sent by the Dissertation Chair to each of the members of the committee.

Award Committee Chair:
Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann
Wilfrid Laurier University
Global Studies
75 University Avenue West
Waterloo ON N2L 3C5 Canada

Committee Members:
Bethany Barratt
Roosevelt University
School of Policy Studies
430 S. Michigan Avenue
Room 752
Chicago IL 60605

Emilie Hafner-Burton
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson School & Politics
Robertson Hall
Princeton NJ 08544

APSA Best Paper Award has been created to honor the "best paper" presented at one of the Human Rights Section panels at the National meeting.  The papers must be submitted by November 1, 2008.  

Award Committee Chair:
Julie Mertus
American University
International Peace & Conflict Resolution
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington DC 20016
mertus@american.edu

Committee Members:
Brad Roth
Wayne State University
Political Science & Law
F/AB 2055
Detroit MI 48202 

Chandra Lekha Sriram
University of East London
School of Law
Duncan House
Stratford High Street
London E15 2JB United Kingdom

Distinguished Scholar Award
The Distinguished Scholar award is intended to recognize someone who has worked in the field of Human Rights and made a exceptional contribution to the field through research, teaching and mentorship.  Nomination should include a short justification and the nominee's CV.  Nominations can be submitted electronically by June 30, 2008.  

Award Committee Chair:
Neil J Mitchell
University of Aberdeen
Politics and International Relations
Social Science, Edward Wright Building
Dunbar Street
Aberdeen AB24 3QY United Kingdom

Committee Members:
Michael Goodhart
University of Pittsburgh
Political Science
4600 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh PA 15260

Carol Gould
Temple University
Philosophy & Political Science
1114 W. Berks Street
Anderson Hall, 7th floor
Philadelphia PA 19130