Darren Hawkins (born April 15, 1966) is an American professor and the current
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of the department of Political Science at
Brigham Young University. Hawkins has studied international conventions and international law. He has written many articles in this field.
Hawkins received his bachelor's degree from the
University of Utah. He has an M.A. and a Ph.D. in political science, both from the
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Prior to joining the BYU faculty Hawkins was a professor at
Tulane University.
Among works by Hawkins is the book ''International Human Rights and Authoritarian Rule in Chile''. He was also an editor of the book ''Delegation and Agency in International Organization''. Hawkins also wrote, with
Jay Goodliffe, the article "Explaining Commitment: States and the Convention against Torture" in the journal ''Politics''.
link to abstract of the article
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Sources
BYU profilelisting of many publications by HawkinsAmazon.com listing''Harvard Human Rights Journal'' review of ''International Human Rights and Authoritarian Rule in Chile''Country Book Shop entry
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American political scientists
Brigham Young University faculty
1966 births
Living people
Tulane University faculty
University of Utah alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni