George A. LopezGeorge A. Lopez

Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC, Professor of Peace Studies
Professor of Political Science
(PhD, Syracuse University, 1975)
115 Hesburgh Center
574-631-6972
email: lopez.1@nd.edu
http://politicalscience.nd.edu/faculty/profiles/george-lopez

Geographic focus: Latin America

Thematic interests: Economic sanctions; human rights; conflict resolution.

Current research: Multilateral economic sanctions; terrorism and gross violations of human rights; and peace research and studies.

Selected publications:Editor and contributor, Putting Teeth in the Tiger: Improving the Effectiveness of Arms Embargoes, with Michael Brzoska (Emerald Press, 2009); coeditor, Uniting Against Terror, with David Cortright (MIT Press, 2007); coauthor, Sanctions and the Search for Security: Challenges to UN Action (Lynne Rienner, 2002); coauthor, The Sanctions Decade: Assessing UN Strategies in the 1990s, with David Cortright(Rienner, 2000) which won a Choice book award; and articles in Chitty's Law Journal, Human Rights Quarterly, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, International Studies Quarterly, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The International Journal of Human Rights, the Journal of International Affairs, The Annals, Peace & Change, and The Journal of Peace Research.

Selected videos:
http://video.nd.edu/18-notre-dame-fighting-irish-fighting-for-a-voice 12/07/2008
http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/15639-nd-expert-lopez-says-u-n-sanctions-on-iran-are-strong 5/27/2010