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  1. Resource Wealth: A “Curse” for Labor Rights?

    Article • Comparative Political Studies, May 2023, SAGE Publications

    Robert Blanton

  2. Social construction and the diffusion of anti‐trafficking laws in the U.S.

    Article • Policy Studies Journal, September 2021, Wiley

    Robert Blanton

  3. Natural resource wealth and the informal economy

    Article • International Political Science Review, June 2021, SAGE Publications

    Robert Blanton

  4. A Global Analysis of Financial Crises and the Growth of Informal Economic Activity

    Article • Social Science Quarterly, April 2021, Wiley

    Robert Blanton

  5. Rights, institutions, and Chinese investment abroad

    Article • The Social Science Journal, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Robert Blanton

  6. The Global Economic and Political Causes of Human Trafficking

    Article • July 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robert Blanton

  7. Labor Laws and Shadow Economies: A Cross-National Assessment

    Article • Social Science Quarterly, June 2019, Wiley

    Robert Blanton

  8. The Gendered Consequences of Financial Crises: A Cross-National Analysis

    Article • Politics and Gender, October 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Robert Blanton

  9. Confronting human trafficking: The role of state capacity

    Article • Conflict Management and Peace Science, August 2018, SAGE Publications

    Robert Blanton

  10. Out of the shadows or into the dark? Economic openness, IMF programs, and the growth of shadow economies

    Article • The Review of International Organizations, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Robert Blanton

  11. Pro-Market Policies and Major Industrial Disasters-A Dangerous Combination?

    Article • Sociological Forum, December 2017, Wiley

    Robert Blanton

  12. Neoliberalism and Labor Trafficking

    Article • Political Research Quarterly, June 2017, SAGE Publications

    Robert Blanton

  13. Dying for Globalization? The Impact of Economic Globalization on Industrial Accidents

    Article • Social Science Quarterly, February 2017, Wiley

    Robert Blanton

  14. International Financial Institutions and Labour Rights: Rhetoric versus Reality

    Article • International Union Rights, January 2017, Project Muse

    Robert Blanton

  15. Economic liberalisation, market institutions and labour rights

    Article • European Journal of Political Research, February 2016, Wiley

    Robert Blanton

  16. Globalization and Collective Labor Rights

    Article • Sociological Forum, January 2016, Wiley

    Robert Blanton

  17. The impact of ILO conventions on worker rights: Are empty promises worse than no promises?

    Article • The Review of International Organizations, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Robert Blanton

  18. Financial Crises and Labor: Does Tight Money Loosen Labor Rights?

    Article • World Development, December 2015, Elsevier

    Robert Blanton

  19. The Impact of IMF and World Bank Programs on Labor Rights

    Article • Political Research Quarterly, March 2015, SAGE Publications

    Robert Blanton

  20. Is Foreign Direct Investment “Gender Blind”? Women's Rights as a Determinant of US FDI

    Article • Feminist Economics, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Robert Blanton

  21. What Makes International Studies Programs Successful? A Survey-Based Assessment

    Article • International Studies Perspectives, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Marijke Breuning, Robert Blanton

  22. Zombies and International Relations: A Simple Guide for Bringing the Undead into Your Classroom

    Article • International Studies Perspectives, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robert Blanton

  23. Labor Rights and Foreign Direct Investment: Is There a Race to the Bottom?

    Article • International Interactions, July 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Robert Blanton

  24. Rights, Institutions, and Foreign Direct Investment: An Empirical Assessment1

    Article • Foreign Policy Analysis, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robert Blanton

  25. A Sectoral Analysis of Human Rights and FDI: Does Industry Type Matter?

    Article • International Studies Quarterly, June 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robert Blanton

  26. Surveying International Studies Programs: Where Do We Stand?

    Article • International Studies Perspectives, May 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Robert Blanton

  27. Virtuous or Vicious Cycle? Human Rights, Trade, and Development

    Article • March 2009, Wiley

    Robert Blanton

  28. Economic globalization and violent civil conflict: Is openness a pathway to peace?

    Article • The Social Science Journal, December 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Robert Blanton

  29. Human Rights and Trade: Beyond the “Spotlight”

    Article • International Interactions, April 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Robert Blanton

  30. What Attracts Foreign Investors? An Examination of Human Rights and Foreign Direct Investment

    Article • The Journal of Politics, February 2007, University of Chicago Press

    Robert Blanton

  31. Human Rights and Foreign Direct Investment

    Article • Business & Society, December 2006, SAGE Publications

    Robert Blanton

  32. Bringing the ‘Community’ Back

    Article • Cooperation and Conflict, March 2006, SAGE Publications

    Robert Blanton

  33. Democracy, human rights, and U.S.‐Africa trade

    Article • International Interactions, September 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Robert Blanton

  34. Colonial Style and Post-Colonial Ethnic Conflict in Africa

    Article • Journal of Peace Research, July 2001, SAGE Publications

    Robert Blanton

  35. Trading Blocs and the Capitalist World-Economy: Insights and Evidence

    Article • Sociological Inquiry, April 1999, Wiley

    Robert Blanton