Department Affiliations
Specialties
- female circumcision
- international law and cultural change
- migration
- sociology of law
- globalization
- cultural conflict
Publications
- Power and Autonomy in the History of Children's Rights: Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, Smith, T. & Guenther, K., Youth, Globalization and Law, Forthcoming.
- Formal Legality and East African Immigrants' Perceptions of the 'War on Terror': Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, Songora, F. G., Journal of Law & Inequality, 22 301-336, 2004.
- Female Genital Cutting: Cultural Conflict in the Global Community. Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
- Theorizing the Form of Media Coverage Over Time: Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, Hoeschen, A., The Sociological Quarterly, 2001.
- National Politics and Resort to the European Commission on Human Rights: Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, Thompson, M., Law & Society Review, 2001.
- National Legislating as an International Process: The Case of Anti-Female-Genital-Cutting Laws: Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, Preves, S., Law & Society Review, 2000.
- Making the Case: The Women's Convention and Gender Discrimination in Japan: Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, Liu, D., International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 2001.
- Local Conformity to International Norms: The Case of Female Genital Cutting: Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, McMorris, B. & Gomez, M., International Sociology, 17, 5-33, 2002.
- Is Law the Rule? Using Political Frames to Understand Cross-National Variation in Legal Activity: Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, Social Forces, 2000.
- International Discourse and Local Politics: Anti-Female-Genital-Cutting Laws in Egypt, Tanzania, and the United States: Boyle, Elizabeth Heger, Songora, F.G. & Foss, G., Social Problems, 2001.
Research Activities
- The History of Children's Rights in International Law: research supported by the Social Science Research Council initiative on Youth, Globalization, and Law, 2002 - 2004
- Gender and Naturalization Among East African Refugees in Minneapolis/St. Paul: National Science Foundation, funded research, 2001 - 2004
- An Institutional Perspective on Migrant Transnationalism
- Gender Differences in Motivations for Seeking Citizenship among African Immigrants to the United States: with John A. Arthur and Fortunata Ghati Songora. Supported by the National Science Foundation
- International Master Frames and African Women's Explanations for Opposing Female Genital Cutting: with Kristin Carbone
Professional Activities
- Review Essay Editor: Law & Society Review , 2004 - 2006
- Chair, Didactic Seminar Committee: Law & Society Association , 2003 - 2004
- Board of Trustees: Law & Society Association , 2003 - 2005
- Affiliate Faculty: University of Minnesota College of Law , 1996 - present
Outreach Activities
- Invited Speaker, Speaking Law to Power Symposium: Formal Legality and East African Immigrants' Perceptions of the War on Terror, January 23, 2004
- Invited Speaker, Human Rights and National Security Speaker Series: Suspect Citizens: East African Immigrant Responses to Post 9-11 Legal Reforms, April 15, 2004
- Co-chair: Friends of Groveland Park Elementary School, 2002 - present
Awards
- Faculty Mentoring Award, Sociology Department, University of Minnesota, 1998
Courses Taught
- Soc 4090 - Topics in Sociology, International Law & Cultural Change
- Soc 4101W - Sociology of Law
- Soc 8390 - Topics in Political Sociology
- Soc 4966 - Senior Projects
- Soc 1001 - Introduction to Sociology
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