John Ruggie
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John Gerard Ruggie is the Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and Affiliated Professor in International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. Since 2005, Ruggie has served as the United Nations
Special Representative of the Secretary General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises.
He was born in Graz, Austria, son of Josef and Margaret Ruggie, and moved to the United States in 1967. He married Mary Zacharuk in 1965, with whom he has one son.
He has been Dean of Columbia University
's School of International and Public Affairs, where he taught for many years; he has also taught at the University of California
's Berkeley and San Diego campuses and directed the UC systemwide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation.
Ruggie is widely considered to be one of his generation's most influential political scientists, especially within international relations. He has, for instance, borrowed from Karl Polanyi the term embedded liberalism
to explain the post World War II international economic system among western capitalistic states.
A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
, Ruggie is a recipient of the International Studies Association's Distinguished Scholar Award and the American Political Science Association
's Hubert Humphrey
Award for outstanding public service by a political scientist. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.
From 1997 to 2001, he was Assistant Secretary-General and chief advisor for strategic planning to United Nations Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
.
Ruggie has a BA
in politics and history from McMaster University
in Canada; a PhD
in political science from the University of California
, Berkeley; and a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa
) from McMaster.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Special Representative of the Secretary General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises.
He was born in Graz, Austria, son of Josef and Margaret Ruggie, and moved to the United States in 1967. He married Mary Zacharuk in 1965, with whom he has one son.
He has been Dean of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
's School of International and Public Affairs, where he taught for many years; he has also taught at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
's Berkeley and San Diego campuses and directed the UC systemwide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation.
Ruggie is widely considered to be one of his generation's most influential political scientists, especially within international relations. He has, for instance, borrowed from Karl Polanyi the term embedded liberalism
Embedded liberalism
The term embedded liberalism refers to the economic system which dominated worldwide from the end of World War II to the 1970s. The term itself is credited to John Ruggie, an American political scientist....
to explain the post World War II international economic system among western capitalistic states.
A fellow of 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...
, Ruggie is a recipient of the International Studies Association's Distinguished Scholar Award and the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
's Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and...
Award for outstanding public service by a political scientist. He is also a recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.
From 1997 to 2001, he was Assistant Secretary-General and chief advisor for strategic planning to United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
.
Ruggie has a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in politics and history from McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
in Canada; a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in political science from the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Berkeley; and a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa
Honorary degree
An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa is an academic degree for which a university has waived the usual requirements, such as matriculation, residence, study, and the passing of examinations...
) from McMaster.
External links
- http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/m-rcbg/johnruggie/index.html John Ruggie's personal website