Journal Articles and Book Chapters:



2023. "Does Police Militarization Increase Repression?" Martin Stavro and Ryan M. Welch. Journal of Conflict Resolution. DOI: 10.1177/00220027231187301

• Replication Files

• Appendix

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2023. "Evaluating the Determinants of Support for Police Militarization among Officers." Ryan M. Welch, Jack Mewhirter, James Wright II, and Jeongmin Min. Forthcoming at Politics and Policy.

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2023. "Shaming and Treaty Ratification." Ryan M. Welch. Journal of Global Security Studies 8(2): 1-25.

• Replication Files

• Appendix

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2021. "The Diversity of Repression: Measuring State Repressive Repertoires with Events Data." Bagozzi, Benjamin E., Daniel Berliner, and Ryan M. Welch. Journal of Peace Research 58(5): 1126-1136.

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2021. "From Litigation to Rights: The Case of the European Court of Human Rights." Jillienne Haglund and Ryan M. Welch. International Studies Quarterly 65(1): 210-222.

• Replication Files

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2021. "Conceptualizing and Measuring Institutional Variation in National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)." Ryan M. Welch, Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, and Courtenay R. Conrad. Journal of Conflict Resolution 65(5): 1010-1033.​

• Replication Files

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2020. "The Path of the Boomerang: HRO Campaigns, Third-party Pressure, and Human Rights." Michelle Allendoerfer, Amanda Murdie, and Ryan M. Welch. International Studies Quarterly, 64(1): 111-119.

• Replication Files

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2019. "Domestic Politics and the Power to Punish: The Case of National Human Rights Institutions." Ryan M. Welch, Conflict Management and Peace Science 36(4): 385-404.

• Replication Files

 

2019. "The Psychological Effects of State Socialization: IGO Membership Loss and Respect for Human Rights." Gina Lei Miller, Ryan M. Welch, and Andrew J. Vonasch. International Interactions 45(1): 113-143.

• Replication Files

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2017. "Militarization and Police Violence: The Effect of the 1033 Program." Casey Delehanty, Jack Mewhirter, Ryan M. Welch, and Jason Wilks, Research and Politics 4(2): 1-7.

• Replication Files

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2017. "National Human Rights Institutions: Domestic Implementation of International Human Rights Law." Ryan M. Welch, Journal of Human Rights 16(1): 96-11.

• Online Appendix

• Replication Files

 

2015. "Why Do Governments Abuse Human Rights?" Will H. Moore and Ryan M. Welch, in Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Interdisciplinary Directions, eds. Robert A. Scott and Stephen M. Kosslyn. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

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Other Professional Publications:

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2023. "Anatomy of Torture by Ron E. Hassner (Review)." Ryan M. Welch. Human Rights Quarterly 45(2): 347-352.

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2019. "Will H. Moore's Enduring Contribution to Peace and Conflict Studies." Courtenay R. Conrad, Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, Daniel W. Hill, Ryan M. Welch, and Joseph K. Young. Conflict Management and Peace Science 36(6): 563-569.

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2017. "Review of Gauthier de Beco and Rachel Murray's A Commentary on the Paris Principles on National Human Rights Institutions." Ryan M. Welch. Human Rights Review 18(2): 23-235.

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2012. "Integration of Fly Baits, Traps, and Cords to Kill House Flies (Diptera:Muscida) and Reduce Annoyance." Joseph W. DiClaro II, Jeffery C. Hertz, Ryan M. Welch, Phillip G. Koehler, and Roberto M. Periera, Journal of Entomological Sciences 47(1):1-9.

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Working Projects:

 

"How Gender Affects Officer Support for Police Militarization" (with Christina I. Pasca and Jack Mewhirter) (invited to revise and resubmit).

• Replication files.

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Dissidents and Deadly Decisions: A Contentious Politics Account of Why Terror Attacks Differ across Countries (book manuscript with Will H. Moore, Ryan S. Bakker, and Daniel W. Hill, Jr.)

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"International Human Rights Law and Women's Access to Abortion." (with Amelia F. Gaudio) (invited to revise and resubmit).

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"How National Human Rights Institutions Protect Civil Society."

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​Public Outreach and Extension:



2019. "Pompeo's New Commission on Unalienable Rights Falls Short, but Represents a Real Opportunity." Duck of Minerva.

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2019. "Will Withdrawing Ties to Venezuela's Repressive Regime Protect or Harm Human Rights?" Gina Lei Miller, Andrew Vonasch, and Ryan M. Welch. Political Violence at a Glance.

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2017. "Does Military Equipment Lead Police Officers to be More Violent? We Did the Research." Ryan M. Welch and Jack Mewhirter. The Monkey Cage.

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2017. "Local Problems, Local Solutions: Domestic Human Rights Institutions and Torture." Ryan M. Welch. Political Violence at a Glance.

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2015. "Torture in Chicago: Why It's Not Surprising and How to Stop It." Ryan M. Welch. Political Violence at a Glance.

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2015. "Forcing Fair Participation in the College Classroom." Ryan M. Welch. Active Learning in Political Science.

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2010. "Horse Flies and Deer Flies: Helpful Information About These Pests That Can Be Communicated to Your Customers." Ryan M. Welch, Pest Control Technology. (June). Richfield, OH.

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2005. Biting, Stinging and Bloodsucking Arthropods. Melius, D.A., R.M. Welch, L.A. NcHerne, J.A. Smith, and P.G. Koehler, IFAS Extension publication number SP 358. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.

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2005. Bloodsucking Arthropods. Welch, R.M., J.A. Smith, and P.G. Koehler, IFAS Extension publication number SP 418. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service.

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Conference Presentations and Invited Talks:

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"Boys and Their Guns: The Effect of Gender on Police Militarization." Paper presented at Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference, Remote, 2021.

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"Boys and Their Guns: The Effect of Gender on Police Militarization." Paper presented at Peace Science Society (International) Annual Conference, Remote, 2020.

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"Evaluating the Determinants of Support for Police Militarization among Officers." Paper presented at Department of Political Science and International Studies Faculty Research Colloquium, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, 2019.

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"Evaluating the Determinants of Support for Police Militarization among Officers." Paper presented at Leveraging Data to Inform Contemporary Policing Debates, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2019

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"Evaluating the Determinants of Support for Police Militarization among Officers." Paper presented at Georgia Area Human Rights Network Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2019.

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"Introducing the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) Data Collection Project." Paper presented at Florida Political Science Association, Tampa, FL, 2019.

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"Introducing the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) Data Collection Project." Paper presented at Southern Political Science Association, Austin, TX, 2019.

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"The Diversity of Repression: Measuring State Repressive Repertoires with Events Data." Paper presented at University of Minnesota Institute on Statistics and Its Applications Workshop: Measuring the Political Arena, Minneapolis, MN, 2018.

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"How Human Rights Institutions Reduce Repression." Paper presented at Women in Political Leadership Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 2017.

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"International Exclusion and Respect for Human Rights." Poster presented at Peace Science Society, South Bend, IN, 2016.

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"Reputation, Shame, and the Adoption of Institutions." Poster presented at American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, 2016.

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"The Effect of Reputation on Human Rights Institution Adoption."  International Studies Association, Atlanta, GA, 2016.

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"Kicked Out of the Club: International Exclusion and Respect for Human Rights." International Studies Association, Atalanta, GA, 2016.

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"The Power to Punish: The Case of National Human Rights Institutions."  American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, 2015.

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"Delegating Accountability: An Analysis of National Human Rights Institution Design Variation." International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, 2015.

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"Delegating Accountability: An Analysis of National Human Rights Institution Design Variation." American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., 2014.

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"The Design of National Human Rights Institutions: A Comparative Analysis." Poster, Political Methodology Summer Meeting, Athens, GA, 2014

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"Can We Take Their Word For It?  Assessing the Validity of Survey Data in Protest Research." Poster, Peace Science Society (International), Knoxville, TN, 2013.

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"Can National Human Rights Institutions Constrain States from Abusing Human Rights?" Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 2013.



"The National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) Data Collection Project." poster with Courtenay R. Conrad, Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, and Will H. Moore. Peace Science Society (International), Savannah, GA, 2012.

 

"The Effect of Age and Presence of NHRIs on States' Human Rights Records." International Studies Association - South Annual Meeting, Elon, NC, 2011.

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"Trapping as a Method of Control for Musca domestica." Southeastern Pest Management Conference, Gainesville, FL, 2006.

"Laboratory Evaluation of Fly Attraction and Trapping Using Musca domestica." Southeastern Pest Management Conference, Gainesville, FL, 2005.

"Evaluation of Fly Attraction and Trapping Using Musca domestica." Florida Entomological Society Annual Meeting, Sannibel, FL, 2005.