Beth Simmons

Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government

Professor Simmons’ fields of interest and course subjects are International Relations, International Political Economy, and International Law. Her publications include Who Adjusts? Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policy During the Interwar Years, 1923-1939 (Princeton University Press, 1994), winner of the 1995 American Political Science Association Woodrow Wilson Award for the best book published in the previous year in government, politics, or international relations. She has also published articles on international institutions in International Organization, World Politics, and the American Political Science Review. Her current research focus is on the diffusion of economic and political liberalization globally. She is also researching compliance with international human rights treaties.