Bethany Barratt Explained

Bethany Barratt (born August 18, 1972) is an American political scientist and author. She writes and researches about human rights^{[1] [2]} and their effects on foreign policy.^{[3] [4]} She is a professor of Political Science at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois, and the director of its Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project, which engages undergraduates in comparative cross-national research on a variety of human rights challenges, especially as they occur in urban settings..^[5]

Career

Barratt is the author of Human Rights and Foreign Aid: For Love or Money? (2007, Routledge),^[6] Public Opinion and International Intervention: Lessons from the Iraq War (coedited with Peter Furia and Richard Sobel (2011, Potomac),^[7] The Politics of Harry Potter, (2011, Palgrave),^[8] and Human Rights in The Post-9/11 World: A Sourcebook,(2013, Open Society Foundation),^[9] as well as articles in several peer-reviewed journals.

In 2011, Barratt was the co-organizer of a photographic exhibit at Roosevelt University entitled "The Innocents: Headshots", highlighting 45 cases of wrongful convictions.^[10] Barratt is currently the director of the Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project.

External links

• Joseph Loundy Human Rights Project Website

Notes and References

1. Book: David Zarefsky. Elizabeth Benacka. Sizing Up Rhetoric. 2008. Waveland Press. 978-1-57766-532-8.
2. "Handbook of Canadian Foreign Policy." Reviewed by Robin S. Gendron. Humanities and Social Sciences Online.
3. Book: David Zarefsky. Elizabeth Benacka. Sizing Up Rhetoric. 2008. Waveland Press. 978-1-57766-532-8. 234.
4. https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/book-review-review-essay-public-opinion-and-foreign-policy-through-a-onhzqSt0X3 "Book Review of Lessons from the Iraq War"
5. http://www.triblocal.com/schaumburg/2011/11/08/roosevelt-exhibit-highlights-false-convictions/ "Roosevelt exhibit highlights false convictions"
6. Book: Barratt, Bethany. Human Rights and Foreign Aid: For Love or Money. 2007. Routledge. London.
7. Book: Monti Narayan Datta. Anti-Americanism and the Rise of World Opinion: Consequences for the US National Interest. April 3, 2014. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-107-03232-3. 117–.
8. Book: Steffen Hantke. Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet. War Gothic in Literature and Culture. December 7, 2015. Routledge. 978-1-317-38324-6. 227–.
9. Book: Barratt, Bethany. Human Rights in the Post-9/11 World: A Sourcebook. 2013. Open Society Foundation. New York.
10. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111113/news/711139859/ "Roosevelt exhibit spotlights wrongful convictions "