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- Publications
- Influence
Human Rights in a Globalizing World: The Paradox of Empty Promises1
- E. Hafner-Burton, Kiyoteru Tsutsui
- Sociology
- American Journal of Sociology
- 1 March 2005
The authors examine the impact of the international human rights regime on governments' human rights practices. They propose an explanation that highlights a “paradox of empty promises.” Their core… Expand
Network Analysis for International Relations
- E. Hafner-Burton, M. Kahler, A. Montgomery
- Computer Science
- 21 October 2008
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Sticks and Stones: Naming and Shaming the Human Rights Enforcement Problem
- E. Hafner-Burton
- Political Science
- 1 September 2008
“Naming and shaming” is a popular strategy to enforce international human rights norms and laws. Nongovernmental organizations, news media, and international organizations publicize countries'… Expand
Trading Human Rights: How Preferential Trade Agreements Influence Government Repression
- E. Hafner-Burton
- Economics
- 1 June 2005
A growing number of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have come to play a significant role in governing state compliance with human rights. When they supply hard standards that tie material… Expand
Mainstreaming gender in the European Union
- Mark A. Pollack, E. Hafner-Burton
- Economics
- 1 January 2000
This article examines and explains the adoption of gender mainstreaming by the European Union (EU), and traces its implementation in five issue-areas of EU policy: Structural Funds, employment,… Expand
When Do Governments Resort to Election Violence
- E. Hafner-Burton, S. Hyde, Ryan S. Jablonski
- Economics
- 2014
When are governments most likely to use election violence, and what factors can mitigate government incentives to resort to violence? How do the dynamics of election violence differ in the pre- and… Expand
Mainstreaming international governance: The environment, gender, and IO performance in the European Union
- Mark A. Pollack, E. Hafner-Burton
- Economics
- 10 June 2010
International organizations (IOs) have moved increasingly in recent years to adopt cross-cutting mandates that require the “mainstreaming” of particular issues, such as gender equality or… Expand
Mainstreaming Gender in Global Governance
- E. Hafner-Burton, Mark A. Pollack
- Sociology
- 1 September 2002
In this article, we seek to explain both the origins of gender mainstreaming as a `policy frame' in International Relations, as well as the variable implementation of mainstreaming over time and… Expand
International Human Rights Law and the Politics of Legitimation
- E. Hafner-Burton, Kiyoteru Tsutsui, J. Meyer
- Sociology
- 1 January 2008
This study explores, with quantitative data analyses, why nation-states with very negative human rights records tend to sign and ratify human rights treaties at rates similar to those of states with… Expand
Forced to Be Good: Why Trade Agreements Boost Human Rights
- E. Hafner-Burton
- Economics
- 2 January 2013