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Shareen Hertel
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Columbia University, 2003
M.Phil. in Political Science, Columbia University, 2000
M.A., Political Science, Columbia University, 1999
Master of International Affairs, Columbia University, 1992
B.A., The College of Wooster, 1988 |
Shareen Hertel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Connecticut, jointly appointed with the Human Rights Institute at UConn. Her research focuses on changes in transnational human rights advocacy, with a focus on labor and economic rights issues. She has conducted fieldwork in factory zones along the US-Mexico border, in Bangladesh's garment manufacturing export sector, and in the multilateral trade arena.
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching (please click on a course title to view syllabus)
Publications
Books:
- Unexpected Power: Conflict and Change Among Transnational Activists ,
(Cornell University Press, 2006).
Reviewed by Emilie M. Hafner-Burton and James Ron, World Politics 61, 2 (2009): 360-401.
Reviewed by
Sabine Lang, Perspectives on Politics 5, 4 (2007): 846-847.
Reviewed by Mahmood Monshipouri, Human Rights Quarterly 29, 3 (2007): 823-828.
Reviewed by Christine Elizabeth Petit, in Mobilization 12, 3 (2007): 328-329.
Reviewed by Hans Peter Schmitz, Global Change, Peace and Security 19, 2 (2007): 160-162.
Reviewed by Jackie Smith, International Studies Review 9, 2 (2007): 290-292.
Reviewed by Mark Thomas, Labour/Le Travail 61 (Spring 2008): 306.
Reviewed by Jeff Unsicker, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 36, 4 (2007): 739-744.
Reviewed in “Take Note” section of Contemporary Sociology 36, 3 (May 2007): 297.
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Economic Rights: Conceptual, Measurement and Policy Issues , co-edited with Lanse P. Minkler, (Cambridge University Press, 2007).
Reviewed by Andrew T. Hayashi, Law and Politics Book Review 18, 7 (2008): 624-628, sponsored
by the Law & Courts section of the American Political Science
Association.
Included among "Books Received" by Human Rights Law Review 8, 2 (2008): 409-410.
Included in "Books Received," by the Journal of Peace Research 45, 3 (2008): 447-448.
Review forthcoming in Human Rights & Human Welfare
Referreed journal articles:
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Margaret Gray and Shareen Hertel, "Immigrant Farmworker Advocacy: The Dynamics of Organizing," Polity, forthcoming.
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Shareen Hertel, Lyle Scruggs, and C. Patrick Heidkamp, “Human Rights and Public Opinion: From Attitudes to Action,”Political Science Quarterly, forthcoming.
- Shareen Hertel, Matthew M. Singer, and Donna Lee Van Cott. 2009. “Field Research in Developing Countries: Hitting the Road Running.” PS: Political Science and Politics 42 (April): 305–09.
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Paola Cesarini and Shareen Hertel, "Missing Our Comparative Advantage? Analysis from the Human Rights Frontier," International Studies Review 11, 1 (March 2009): 46-62.
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"Why Bother? Measuring Economic Rights - The Research Agenda," International Studies Perspectives 7, No. 3 (August 2006): 215-230.
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"New Moves in Transnational Advocacy: Getting Labor and Economic Rights on the Agenda in Unexpected Ways," Global Governance 12, 3 (July-September 2006): 263-281.
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“Interdisciplinary Approaches to Human Rights Scholarship in Latin America,” co-authored with Paola Cesarini , Journal of Latin American Studies 37, No. 4 (November 2005): 793-809.
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"What Was All the Shouting About? Strategic bargaining and protest at the WTO Third Ministerial (Seattle, Washington USA - 1999)," Human Rights Review 6, No. 3 (April-June 2005): 102-118.
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“The Private Side of Global Governance,” Journal of International Affairs 57, No. 1 (Fall 2003): 41-50.
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“Una contienda atada: la defensa transnacional de los derechos laborales de las mujeres en las maquiladoras de México,” Región y Sociedad: Revista de El Colegio de Sonora 15, no. 26 (January-April 2003): 153-191.
Other publications:
- Shareen Hertel, "Human Rights and the Global Economy: Bringing Labor Rights Back In," Maryland Journal of International Law 24 (forthcoming).
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Shareen Hertel, "Pregnancy Testing: A Case Study," in International Labor Law: Cases and Materials on Workers' Rights in the Global Economy, James Atelson, Lance Compa, Kerry Rittich, Calvin Sharpe, and Weiss Marley, eds. (Eagan, MN: American Casebook Series, Thomson West 2008): 883-886.
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Shareen Hertel, Lyle Scruggs, and C. Patrick Heidkamp, “Human Rights and Public Opinion: From Attitudes to Action,” Economic Rights Working Paper Series, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut.
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Shareen Hertel and Lanse P. Minkler, “Economic Rights: The Terrain,” Economic Rights Working Paper Series, Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut.
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Shareen Hertel and Wiktor Osiatynski , “Syllabus for Advanced Topics in Human Rights Theory & Practice,” included in Teaching About Human Rights , Joyce Apsel, ed. (Washington, DC: American Sociological Association, 2005): 52-56.
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“Campaigns to Protect Human Rights in Mexico 's Maquiladoras : Current Research Findings,” Institute of Latin American Studies Newsletter (NY: ILAS, Spring 2002).
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“Building Worldwide Research Capacity: Fast Track to the Future of Corporate Responsibility,” Council on Economic Priorities Research Report (NY: CEP, September 1997).
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“Child Labor and International Sourcing: A Corporate Action Update,” Council on Economic Priorities Research Report (NY: CEP, March 1997).
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“ Third World on Third Avenue : Fault lines link Brooklyn to Bangladesh ,” The World Paper (Boston: World Times, Inc., March 1996).
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“Women's Issues,” chapter in John Tessitore and Susan Woolfson, eds., A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 51 st General Assembly (NY: United Nations Association of the United States, 1996).
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A Consensus for Change: Transforming the UN's Role in Global Economics (NY: UNA, 1994).
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Promises to Keep: Securing Human Rights in a Changing World (NY: UNA, 1994).
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The World Economy in Transition (NY: UNA, 1993).
Research
Consulting
- Consultant to foundations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and United Nations agencies in the United States, Latin America and South Asia.
Professional affiliations:
Memberships
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