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Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 147 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Merze Tate Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)

Overview

Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with notable focus on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Development, Strategy and Management, and Law.

Their main areas of research cover topics including International Law and Human Rights, International Development and Aid, Political Conflict and Governance, Religion, Society, and Development, Peacebuilding and International Security, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, and Environmental Law and Policy.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Howard Burton, Christina J. Schneider, Jon Pevehouse, Martha Finnemore, and Kenneth F. Scheve.

Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton has published extensively in several academic venues. Key publication outlets comprise:

  • International Organization
  • The Review of International Organizations
  • AJIL Unbound
  • American Journal of International Law
  • Journal of democracy

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton include:

  • "Catch me if you care: International development organizations and national corruption," 2020, The Review of International Organizations
  • "Illiberal regimes and international organizations," 2024, The Review of International Organizations
  • "Good governance in autocratic international organizations," 2024, The Review of International Organizations
  • "Elite Decision-making and International Law: Promises and Perils of the Behavioral Revolution," 2021, AJIL Unbound
  • "Human Choice in International Law. By Anna Spain Bradley. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Pp. x, 160. Index.," 2022, American Journal of International Law

Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton received the Merze Tate Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Human rights in a globalizing world : The paradox of empty promises

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Kiyoteru Tsutsui

  • Sticks and Stones: Naming and Shaming the Human Rights Enforcement Problem

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

  • Trading Human Rights: How Preferential Trade Agreements Influence Government Repression

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

  • Mainstreaming gender in the European Union

    Mark A. Pollack;Emilie Hafner-Burton

  • Justice Lost! The Failure of International Human Rights Law To Matter Where Needed Most*

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Kiyoteru Tsutsui

  • Power Positions: International Organizations, Social Networks, and Conflict

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Alexander H. Montgomery

  • International Human Rights Law and the Politics of Legitimation Repressive States and Human Rights Treaties

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Kiyoteru Tsutsui;John W. Meyer

  • Forced to be good

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

  • When Do Governments Resort to Election Violence

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Susan D. Hyde;Ryan S. Jablonski

  • Mainstreaming Gender in Global Governance

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Mark A. Pollack

  • Seeing Double: Human Rights Impact through Qualitative and Quantitative Eyes

    Jame S Ron

  • Forced to Be Good: Why Trade Agreements Boost Human Rights

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

  • Making Human Rights a Reality

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

  • The Cognitive Revolution and the Political Psychology of Elite Decision Making

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;D. Alex Hughes;David G. Victor

  • The Behavioral Revolution and International Relations

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Stephan Haggard;David A. Lake;David G. Victor

  • Political Science Research on International Law: The State of the Field

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;David G. Victor;Yonatan Lupu

  • Right or Robust? The Sensitive Nature of Repression to Globalization:

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

  • Emergency and Escape: Explaining Derogations from Human Rights Treaties

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Laurence R. Helfer;Christopher J. Fariss

  • Mainstreaming Gender in the European Union: Getting the Incentives Right

    Emilie M Hafner-Burton;Mark A Pollack

  • International Regimes for Human Rights

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

  • Power or Plenty How Do International Trade Institutions Affect Economic Sanctions

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Alexander H. Montgomery

  • Decision Maker Preferences for International Legal Cooperation

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;Brad L. LeVeck;David G. Victor;James H. Fowler

  • A social science of human rights

    Emilie M Hafner-Burton

  • Mainstreaming international governance: The environment, gender, and IO performance in the European Union

    Mark A. Pollack;Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

  • Theorizing the Judicialization of International Relations

    Karen J Alter;Emilie M Hafner-Burton;Laurence R Helfer

  • Network Analysis for International Relations

    Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton;Miles Kahler;Alexander H. Montgomery

  • Emergency and Escape: Explaining Derogation from Human Rights Treaties

    Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton;Laurence R. Helfer;Laurence R. Helfer;Christopher J. Fariss

  • Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Law and International Relations: The State of the Art

    Emilie M. Hafner-Burton;David G. Victor

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Victor
David G. Victor University of California, San Diego
Mark A. Pollack
Mark A. Pollack Temple University
James Ron
James Ron University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Laurence R. Helfer
Laurence R. Helfer Duke University
Christina J. Schneider
Christina J. Schneider University of California, San Diego
Jon C. Pevehouse
Jon C. Pevehouse University of Wisconsin–Madison
James H. Fowler
James H. Fowler University of California, San Diego
Karen J. Alter
Karen J. Alter Northwestern University
Edward D. Mansfield
Edward D. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
John W. Meyer
John W. Meyer Stanford University

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