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Francesca Parente

Department of Political Science

Francesca Parente

Assistant Professor
Director of the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution

McMurran Hall 363
(757) 594-7623
francesca.parente@cnu.edu
www.francescaparente.com

Education

  • Ph D in Political Science, University of California - Los Angeles
  • BA in Political Philosophy, Policy and Law, University of Virginia

Teaching

International relations; human rights; international law and organizations

Research

Compliance with human rights courts' rulings; institutional design of international organizations; impact of international law on state behavior; inference from observational data

Biography

Dr. Francesca Parente is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution. She received her B.A. from the University of Virginia as an Echols Scholar and her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her dissertation on compliance with rulings of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights was awarded Best Dissertation by the American Political Science Association Human Rights Section in 2020. Prior to her appointment at CNU, Dr. Parente was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Perry World House, the global policy hub of the University of Pennsylvania.

Selected Accomplishments

  • Honorable Mention: Best Article on International Law and Social Science, ASIL International Law and Social Sciences Interest Group. (2025)
  • Best Paper Award, International Studies Association Human Rights Section. (2025)
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2025). From Cautious Optimism to Backlash: Uruguay and the Gelman Decision After Ten Years. Journal of Latin American Studies.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2025). The Price of Justice: Compliance and Damages Awarded by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Journal of Law and Courts. Volume, 13. Issue, 1. Pages, 326-349.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2025). Balancing Justice: Damages Awarded by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Review of International Organizations.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2025). Domestic Accountability and Non-Compliance with International Law: Evidence from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Journal of Peace Research.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2024). The Politics of Punishment: Why Non-Democracies Join the International Criminal Court. International Studies Quarterly. Volume, 68. Issue, 1. Pages, sqae087.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2023). From "Is it Unconfounded?" to "How Much Confounding Would It Take?": Applying the Sensitivity-Based Approach to Assess Causes of Support for Peace in Colombia. Journal of Politics. Volume, 85. Issue, 3. Pages, 1145-1150.
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2022). Settle or Litigate? Consequences of Institutional Design in the Inter-American System of Human Rights Protection. Review of International Organizations. Volume, 17. Issue, 1. Pages, 39-61.
  • Francesca Parente, Francesca Parente, International Studies Association Annual Meeting, "Does the International Criminal Court Make a Difference? Peace, Power and the Authority of the ICC," Chicago, IL. (2025)
  • Francesca Parente, International Studies Association Annual Meeting, "Hybrid Approaches to International Criminal Justice," Chicago, IL. (2025)
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