REBECCA ROOT

Assistant Professor of International Studies and Political Science
B.A. Eckerd College
M.A. University of Massachusetts

Courses Offered:

•  Intro to International Studies (INTL 127); Contemporary Latin America (INTL 283); Politics of Developing Nations (POLI 227)

Teaching Interest:

• Latin American politics, human rights, development, conflict resolution, and democratization.
  

Research Interest:

• Transitional justice, civil-military relations, South America, and human rights trials.

Recent Publications: 

• In May 2009, my article “Through the Window of Opportunity: The Transitional Justice Network in Peru” appeared in Human Rights Quarterly.