David L. Richards
Encyclopedia
David L. Richards is Associate Professor of Political Science and Human Rights at the University of Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. in 1999 from The State University of New York at Binghamton.
With David Cingranelli
, Richards is the co-founder and co-director of the CIRI Human Rights Data Project
, which provides annual ratings of government respect for 15 human rights
in 195 countries, 1981-2009.
His work on human rights
has been funded multiple times by The National Science Foundation
, The World Bank, GTZ, and others.
Richards has also used his expertise on the subject of human rights
to draw attention to human rights
abuses worldwide. For instance, he was an outspoken advocate for the divestment of Tennessee state government funds from companies that continue to do business with the Sudanese government during the War in Darfur
.
Richards is also Founder and Co-Editor, with Casey Box, of the music review site Sonar.
With David Cingranelli
David Cingranelli
David Cingranelli is a professor of Political Science at Binghamton University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1977.-Publications:*Ethics and American Foreign Policy Toward the Third World...
, Richards is the co-founder and co-director of the CIRI Human Rights Data Project
CIRI Human Rights Data Project
The Cingranelli-Richards Human Rights Data Project annually rates the level of government respect for a variety of internationally recognized human rights. The CIRI data set currently contains quantitative indicators of 15 human rights for 195 countries, annually from 1981-2009. Each year, new...
, which provides annual ratings of government respect for 15 human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
in 195 countries, 1981-2009.
His work on human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
has been funded multiple times by The National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, The World Bank, GTZ, and others.
Richards has also used his expertise on the subject of human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
to draw attention to human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
abuses worldwide. For instance, he was an outspoken advocate for the divestment of Tennessee state government funds from companies that continue to do business with the Sudanese government during the War in Darfur
War in Darfur
The Darfur Conflict was a guerrilla conflict or civil war centered on the Darfur region of Sudan. It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equality Movement groups in Darfur took up arms, accusing the Sudanese government of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese in...
.
Richards is also Founder and Co-Editor, with Casey Box, of the music review site Sonar.
Representative Publications
- Cingranelli, David L. and David L. Richards. 2010. "The Cingranelli and Richards (CIRI) Human Rights Data Project." Human Rights Quarterly 32.2: 401-424.
- Richards, David L. and Ronald D. Gelleny. 2007. "Good Things to Those Who Wait? National Elections and Respect for Human Rights" Journal of Peace Research 44.4: 505-523.
- Richards, David L. and Ronald D. Gelleny. 2007. "Women's Status and Economic Globalization" International Studies Quarterly 51.4: 855-876.
- Richards, David L., Ronald Gelleny, and David Sacko. 2001. "Money With A Mean Streak? Foreign Economic Penetration and Government Respect for Human Rights in Developing Countries." International Studies Quarterly 45.2: 219-239.
- Cingranelli, David L., and David L. Richards. 1999. "Measuring the Pattern, Level, and Sequence of Government Respect for Human Rights,” International Studies Quarterly 43: 407-417.