Matthew S. Weinert
Matthew S. Weinert
International Relations and Political Theory
Office: 462 Smith Hall
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Biography
Matthew S. Weinert, PhD (University of Denver, 2002) joined the Department in 2006, and teaches courses in international law, international organizations, and global governance. His research is broadly concerned with structures and processes of world order, and is specifically engaged with human security, human rights, and human dignity dimensions of world order. He is the author of Democratic Sovereignty: Authority, State, and Legitimacy in a Globalizing Age (University College London, 2007) and Making Human: World Order and the Global Governance of Human Dignity (University of Michigan, 2015), as well as numerous articles and book chapters, and is working a book on cultural heritage, cultural rights, and human security.
Professor Weinert currently serves as Senior Editor of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, a joint publication of Oxford University Press and the International Studies Association.
Publications
“Crimes Against Cultural Heritage: World-Building at the International Criminal Court,” Review of International Studies, 2025; doi:10.1017/S0260210525101009
“A Disturbing Portent of Future Harm?’: Attacks on Cultural Heritage, Atrocity Crimes, and the Problem of Prevention,” Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, vol. 18(2), 2024: pp. 166-183.
“Integrating Cultural Heritage into Human Security Analysis: Advancing Human Dignity,” Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations, vol. 28(1), 2022: pp. 33-57.
