Beth Simmons
Encyclopedia
Beth A. Simmons is an American academic and notable international relations scholar. She is currently Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University
and Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at the Department of Government. Her research interests include international relations, political economy, international law, and international human rights law compliance.
in Cupertino, California
where she excelled in speech, debate, and music. She earned a BA in political science and philosophy with summa cum laude from the University of Redlands
, an MA in international relations from the University of Chicago
, and an MA and PhD in government from Harvard where she was a student of famed international relations theorist Robert Keohane
.
(1991–1996) and as an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley
(1996–2002) before joining Harvard's faculty in 2002.
In 1995, Simmons won the American Political Science Association Woodrow Wilson Award for her book Who Adjusts? Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policy During the Interwar Years, 1923-1939 (Princeton University Press, 1994). In 2010, she received the Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research for her book Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 2009.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at the Department of Government. Her research interests include international relations, political economy, international law, and international human rights law compliance.
Early life
Simmons was born in California and attended Monta Vista High SchoolMonta Vista High School
Monta Vista High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in the Silicon Valley city of Cupertino, California, USA. Part of the Fremont Union High School District, the school serves most of the suburban residential and industrial technology enriched area of western Cupertino...
in Cupertino, California
Cupertino, California
Cupertino is an affluent suburban city in Santa Clara County, California in the U.S., directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 58,302 at the time of the 2010 census. Forbes...
where she excelled in speech, debate, and music. She earned a BA in political science and philosophy with summa cum laude from the University of Redlands
University of Redlands
The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts and sciences university located in Redlands, California. The university's campus sits on near downtown Redlands. The university was founded in 1907 and was associated with the American Baptist Church. The land for the university was donated by...
, an MA in international relations from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, and an MA and PhD in government from Harvard where she was a student of famed international relations theorist Robert Keohane
Robert Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is an American academic, who, following the publication of his influential book After Hegemony , became widely associated with the theory of neoliberal institutionalism in international relations...
.
Career
Simmons taught as an assistant professor at Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
(1991–1996) and as an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
(1996–2002) before joining Harvard's faculty in 2002.
In 1995, Simmons won the American Political Science Association Woodrow Wilson Award for her book Who Adjusts? Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policy During the Interwar Years, 1923-1939 (Princeton University Press, 1994). In 2010, she received the Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research for her book Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009).
She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 2009.
Books
- Who Adjusts? Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policy During the Interwar Years, 1923-1939 (Princeton University Press, 1994).
- Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009).