Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Measuring institutional variation across American Indian constitutions using automated content Analysis
with Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, Florian G. Kern and Laura M. Saavedra-Lux (Forthcoming)
Journal of Peace Research 

2. Changing standards or political whim? Evaluating changes in the content of the US state department human rights reports
with K. Chad Clay, Christopher J. Fariss, Reed M. Wood and Thorin M. Wright 2020
Journal of Human Rights 19(1): 3-18

3. Security-civil liberties trade-offs: International cooperation in extraordinary rendition
Rebecca Cordell 2019
International Interactions 45(2): 369-400
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4. Measuring extraordinary rendition and international cooperation: A response to Blakeley and Raphael
Rebecca Cordell 2018
International Area Studies Review  21(2): 179-187

5. Measuring extraordinary rendition and international cooperation
Rebecca Cordell 2017
International Area Studies Review 20(2): 179-197
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Working papers

1. The political costs of abusing human rights: International cooperation in extraordinary rendition
Rebeccca Cordell
                                                                                                                                                  
2. Recording repression: Identifying physical integrity rights allegations in annual country human rights reports
with K. Chad Clay, Christopher J. Fariss, Reed M. Wood and Thorin M. Wright
                                   
3. Classifying the content of physical integrity rights allegations using supervised machine learning methods
with K. Chad Clay, Christopher J. Fariss, Reed M. Wood and Thorin M. Wright

4. Measuring sub-national levels of repression: A latent variable model
with K. Chad Clay, Christopher J. Fariss, Reed M. Wood and Thorin M. Wright

5. All repression is local: The sub-national determinants of physical integrity rights abuse
with K. Chad Clay, Christopher J. Fariss, Reed M. Wood and Thorin M. Wright

6. Extant Commitment, Risk, and UN Peacekeeping Authorization
with Thorin M. Wright and Paul F. Diehl

7. An examination of U.S. refugee policy over time
with Thorin M. Wright

8. Institutions and violent crime across American Indian nations
with Kristian Skrede Gleditsch and Florian G. Kern
                                                     
9. The Tribal Leaders Survey 2017-18: American Indian and Alaska Native governance in comparative perspective
with Kristian Skrede Gleditsch and Florian G. Kern                                                                     

Book Reviews

1. Kathryn Sikkink. 2017. “Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century”
Rebecca Cordell 2019
Journal of Peace Research

Public Scholarship

1. Human rights has made giant strides, philanthropy can help drive movement through transition
Rebecca Cordell 2019
Alliance Magazine

2. Security-Civil Liberties Trade-offs: International Cooperation in Extraordinary Rendition
Rebecca Cordell 2018
Political Violence @ a Glance

3. How does the Trump administration think about human rights? Evidence from the State Department country reports
with K. Chad Clay, Chris J. Fariss, Reed M. Wood, Thorin M. Wright 2018
Political Violence @ a Glance

4. The U.S. carried out extraordinary renditions from 2001-2005. Here are 15 countries that helped
Rebecca Cordell 2017
Monkey Cage, Washington Post

5. Nepal Earthquake: Fears that relief efforts could exasperate poor political record
Rebecca Cordell 2016
Human Rights Centre Blog, University of Essex

6. CIA torture is out in the open – but Guantanamo Bay detainees are still going nowhere
Rebecca Cordell 2014
The Conversation