University names 2005-06 Human Rights Fellow

The International Institute and the Institute for the Humanities have named Paul Huth the U-M Human Rights Fellow for 2005-06.

Huth (Photo by Todd Austin)

Huth is a professor of political science and research professor at the Center for Political Studies, Institute for Social Research. A second, partial fellowship will go to Carol Jacobsen, associate professor in the School of Art & Design.

The Human Rights Fellow, a core component of the University's new International Perspectives on Human Rights initiative, promotes undergraduate human rights education through the development of new curricular offerings in the field of human rights with significant international content.

Huth will develop a course entitled, "Human Rights and International Relations in the Post-World War II Era." He also will give a public lecture in winter 2006. Jacobsen will develop the course, "Bodies in the World: Representing Human Rights."

Huth's research tackles topics such as governments that have targeted and killed large numbers of civilians in 20th century wars; governments and the laws of war; long-term public health consequences of civil wars; and international aid policies most successful in promoting the recovery of public health systems in post-civil war countries.

He has written two books, "The Democratic Peace and Territorial Conflict in the 20th Century" and "Standing Your Ground: Territorial Disputes and International Conflict," and currently is working on a new book that centers on studying the civilian consequences of wars in the 20th century.

Jacobsen's films, including "From One Prison" and "Segregation Unit," focus on human and civil rights affecting women in jails and prisons.

For more information, visit http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/asc/humanrights/index.html.