Teaching Human Rights in Political Science

Edited by David L. Richards, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut and Shareen Hertel, Professor, Department of Political Science and Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, USA

‘Human rights issues are an increasingly critical and challenging topic to address in the undergraduate classroom; still, its relevance to all subfields in our discipline must be taken seriously. This innovative collection of teaching materials and insights is a one-stop shop for political scientists looking to engage human rights in their courses – either for the first time or to refresh a long-standing course. The structure of the book into “arenas” and “lenses or approaches” is new and accessible for instructors, and notably centers the lived experiences of our students. Pedagogically sound and practical teaching tool!’

• Contents1 An introduction to Teaching Human Rights in Political Science 1David L. Richards and Shareen HertelPART I ARENAS2 International organizations 6Courtenay Monroe and Audrey Comstock3 International law and courts 27Courtney Hillebrecht and Kelebogile Zvobgo4 Domestic institutions 49Melissa Martinez and David Cingranelli5 Public policy mechanisms 73Tina Kempin Reuter and M. Joel Voss6 Human rights defenders 97Clifford Bob and Suparna ChaudhryPART II LENSES AND APPROACHES7 Theory 119Daniel J. Edquist-Whelan and Thomas Briggs8 Gender 146K. Anne Watson, Spencer B. Hayes, and Laura Parisi9 Political economy 172Susan Kang and Stephen Bagwell10 Qualitative research 195 Michael Broache and Kristen Monroe 11 Quantitative research 218 Skip Mark and K. Chad Clay