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Josef Korbel School of International Studies

Micheline Ishay

Education

PhD, Rutgers University
MA, Rutgers University

Profile

Professor, Director of the largest MA in International Human Rights Program in the USA, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver;  2008 University of Denver Distinguished Scholar; 2004 Outstanding Course Award; Senior Fellow, Center for Democracy Collaborative, University of Maryland (2004); Executive Director, Center on Rights Development (CORD), (1993-1999); Assistant Professor, Hobart and William Smith College, Geneva, N.Y (1990-1992).  Author of numerous articles and single authored and edited books: Internationalism and Its Betrayal (1995), The Nationalism Reader (1995); History of Human Rights: From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era (2004, 2008), Human Rights Reader (1997, 2007).  Her two books and second editions were translated into numerous languages and are widely adopted in human rights courses throughout the world. The Philadelphia Inquirer ranked her History of Human Rights among the top ten non-fiction books of 2004. Micheline Ishay is currently working on two books: The Future of Human Rights and Human Rights in the Middle East. She travels widely in Europe, the Middle East and the U.S., and often gives talks on international affairs, human rights, political theory and history.

Research and Expertise

International relations, human rights, political theory, history, methodology, sociology, comparative politics, U.S. foreign policy, Middle Eastern politics

Courses

INTS 4940: Introduction to Human Rights
INTS 4942: Human Rights in a Globalized World
INTS 4010: Epistemology
INTS 4822: Contemporary Political Theory
INTS 5895: Prospectus Workshop
INTS 4456: Empire and Human Rights
INTS 4502: Comparative Revolutions
INTS 4947: Human Rights and Security
INTS 4030: Critical Theory
INTS 4710: Topics: Human Rights in the Middle East

Professor Micheline Ishay
  • mishay@du.edu
  • 303.871.2313
  • 305 Ben M. Cherrington Hall
  • Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver
    • 2201 South Gaylord Street
    • Denver , CO 80208 USA
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