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Emilie Hafner-Burton is a Professor and Research Director at the Future Democracy Initiative within the Institute for Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) at the University of California, San Diego. She holds the Peter Cowhey Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Global Policy and specializes in theoretical and empirical research on democratic representation, elections, and the intersections of technology and authoritarian international relations. Hafner-Burton is a leading figure in policy-relevant research concerning international law, focusing on how legal norms can effectively safeguard human rights. Her book, 'Making Human Rights Reality,' examines the evolution of legal frameworks aimed at protecting human rights amidst the challenges posed by international law. She has been recognized for her contributions, including an award from the International Studies Association in 2015. Her research spans various subjects such as corruption, social network analysis, behavioral economics, economic sanctions, and gender mainstreaming within international organizations.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).