Nongovernmental Actors in Politics and Policy [1]

Political processes around the globe are increasingly decentralized. Transnational networks (both criminal and civil), social movements, NGOs, private firms, individuals using social media, scientists and expert groups all engage the state and one another, constraining and enabling political...

Research Members:

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Sonia E. Alvarez [2]

My main areas of specialization are social movements and protest politics, comparative and transnational feminisms, and Latin American politics and cultures, with a focus on Brazil and the Southern Cone. My recent (co-edited) books include Translocalities/Translocalidades: Feminist Politics of Translation in the Latin/a Américas; and Beyond Civil Society Agenda:...Read more [2]

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Brenda K. Bushouse [3]

My research program has two intersecting foci. The first is a lasting interest in the realm of activity that is neither market nor state. I research the politics of nonprofit organizations in the policy process (see my 2017 Policy Studies Journal [4] article). What intrigues me is the work of people and...Read more [3]

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Charli Carpenter [5]

My teaching and research interests include the politics of war law, transnational advocacy networks, humanitarian affairs, humanitarian disarmament, and the role of popular culture in global human security policy. I have a particular interest in the gap between intentions and outcomes among advocates of human security.Read more [5]

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Paul M. Collins, Jr. [6]

My research interests include understanding the democratic nature of the judiciary, interdisciplinary approaches to legal decision making, and social movement litigation.Read more [6]

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Barbara Cruikshank [7]

My research interests include modern and contemporary social and political theory, the history of reform, social movements, the politics of sex and sexuality, and relations of power and knowledge.Read more [7]

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Peter M. Haas [8]

My research interests include international relations, international relations theory, international political economy, international environmental politics, international institutions and global governance.

I am currently developing a research project on global issue coupling and global governance. I am currently a member of the editorial boards of Global Environmental Politics and the...Read more [8]

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Leila Kawar [9]

My research examines how the work of lawyers, judges, and other legal experts shapes our understandings of social issues. I am particularly interested in exploring how juridical knowledge-making intersects with migration, citizenship, and labor.

In the tradition of interpretive Law and Society scholarship, I draw on a combination...Read more [9]

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Ray La Raja [10]

My research interests include political parties, interest groups, elections, campaign finance, political participation, American state politics, public policy and political reform. I am co-founder and former co-editor of The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics and I am a member of the Academic Advisory Board of...Read more [10]

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Jesse Rhodes [11]

My major areas of scholarly interest are social policy, voting rights policy, economic inequality, and political behavior. My first book, on the development of federal education policy - An Education in Politics: The Origin and Development of No Child Left Behind - was published with Cornell University Press in...Read more [11]

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Jamie Rowen [12]

Dr. Rowen's research focuses on law and society, transitional justice, international criminal law, social movements, and international and comparative methods. Dr. Rowen's current projects examine the confluence of domestic immigration and international criminal law within the Department of Homeland Security, as well as purpose and practice of Veterans Treatment Courts, specialized courts...Read more [12]

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Kevin Young [13]

My research focuses on issues germane to international political economy, in particular the politics of financial regulation, transnational policy networks, and the role of private business in shaping global governance. I am particularly interested in analyzing the ways in which regulatory policy is affected by networks of elites and...Read more [13]