Dr Par Engstrom

Contact details

Name:

Dr Par Engstrom

Qualifications:

BA, MSc, DPhil

Position:

Lecturer in Human Rights

Institute:

Human Rights Consortium

Location:

Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU

Phone:

020 7862 8734

Email address:

par.engstrom@sas.ac.uk

Website:

http://sas.academia.edu/ParEngstrom

Research Summary and Profile

Research interests:

Civil Rights, Globalization & Development, Human rights, International Law, International Relations, Political Institutions

Regions:

South America

Summary of research interests and expertise:

Par Engstrom is Lecturer in Human Rights at the Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London. He teaches human rights at the Institute for the Study of the Americas and the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. He is also co-chair of the London Transitional Justice Network. Par studied Philosophy and Economics at University College London (BA), gained his MSc at the Institute of Latin American Studies (currently the Institute for the Study of the Americas), and his DPhil in International Relations at Oxford University.

Par's current research interests focuses on regional human rights institutions both comparatively and with a particular reference to the Inter-American human rights system. Further research interests include the relationship between human rights and democratization; judicialization of politics; transitional justice; the international relations of the Americas; human rights, humanitarianism, and foreign policy; theories of international relations, particularly relating to international law and institutions; and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of human rights.

Par has taught International Relations theories and International Security at various Oxford colleges, and at Oxford Brookes University, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and at Warwick University.

Publication Details

Related publications/articles:

Date	Details
2012	From Amnesty to Accountability: The Ebb and Flow in the Search for Justice in Argentina (with Gabriel Pereira), in Leigh A. Payne and Francesca Lessa (eds.), "Amnesty in the Age of Human Rights Accountability: Comparative and International Perspectives", Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (forthcoming 2012)
2011	A Anistia e o Sistema Interamericano de Direitos Humanos in Leigh A. Payne, Paulo Abrão and Marcelo D. Torelly (eds.), "A Anistia na Era da Responsabilização: o Brasil em perspectiva internacional e comparada, Brasilia and Oxford", Brazilian Ministry of Justice (2011)
2011	Brasil: los derechos humanos en la política exterior de una potencia emergente in Ana Covarrubias and Natalia Saltalamacchia (eds.), "Los derechos humanos y la política exterior de los países de América Latina", México D.F., ITAM & Editorial Porrúa
2011	Critical Perspectives in Transitional Justice Co-editor, Oxford Transitional Justice Research (eds.), Intersentia (forthcoming 2011)
2011	On Accountability, Human Rights and the Rule of Law Commentary, in Oxford Transitional Justice Research (eds.), "Critical Perspectives in Transitional Justice", Intersentia (forthcoming 2011)
2010	European Identity Struggles in the Age of Austerity University of Denver Human Rights and Human Welfare Online Journal, November 2010
2010	The MDGs and the (New) International Economic Order University of Denver Human Rights and Human Welfare Online Journal, October 2010
2010	UK Foreign Policy and Human Rights University of Denver Human Rights and Human Welfare Online Journal, August 2010
2010	Human Rights: Effectiveness of International and Regional Mechanisms in Robert A. Denemark (ed.), "The International Studies Encyclopedia", Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
2010	Why the Human Rights Regime in the Americas Matters (with Andrew Hurrell), in Monica Serrano and Ramesh Thakur (eds.), "Human Rights Regimes in the Americas", Tokyo, United Nations University Press
2008	FARC lever vidare”, [Ingrid Betancourt and the prospect for peace in Colombia] Sydsvenskan, 14 July, 2008, [in Swedish]
2007	Democracy and the Left in Latin America: Perspectives on the 2006 Election Year Axess Magazine, no. 1, 2007 [in Swedish]
2007	On Democracy and Novelty: A response to Richard Anderson St Antony’s International Review (STAIR), Special issue on Democratisation, vol. 3, no. 1, 2007

Additional Publications

Consultancy reports:

Date	Details
2008	Argentina and Transitional Justice Contribution to Oxford Pro Bono Publico (OPBP) report Justice in Burma on transitional justice options, April 2008

Government/policy work:

Date	Details
2011	National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and Torture Prevention (with Tom Pegram), project supported by the Human Rights and Democracy Programme of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Research Projects & Supervisions

Research projects:

Details
National Human Rights Institutions and Torture Prevention in Latin America with Tom Pegram
Rising Powers and the Future of the International Human Rights Regime This area of research focuses on the role of rising powers within the international human rights regime. Much attention has been given to ‘emerging powers’ such as Brazil, China, India, and South Africa and what effects their growing influence has on the present and future management of issues of global concern. But there has been no systematic research on the meaning and wider implications of the rise of non-Western states in the issue-area of human rights.
Swedish Foreign Aid and Democracy Promotion: Still the ‘Gold Standard'?
The Inter-American Human Rights System and Democratization in Latin America Book manuscript based on DPhil thesis. My ongoing research into "compliance" with the Inter-American Human Rights System focuses on issues of human rights implementation and effectiveness of international institutions. This area of my research seeks to further understandings of how human rights norms operate through regional human rights institutions and influence domestic institutions and political actors. A future comparative study of regional human rights regimes is envisaged.

Current PhD topics supervised:

Dates	Details
From: 01-Sep-2010 Until:	Inequality of Security: Challenges of Public Security in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Primary supervisor of Verena Brähler, Institute for the Study of the Americas

Past PhD topics supervised:

Dates	Details

Available for doctoral supervision: Yes

Professional Affiliations

Collaborations:

Name	Type	Activity	Start date	End date
London Transitional Justice Network	Research and policy network	Co-chair
Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR), Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University	Research and policy network	Former member of the Executive Committee
Routledge Politics Series	Reviewer	Occasional book manuscript reviewer
Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Working Papers Series		Founder and former chief editor of the OTJR Working Paper Series
Human Rights Review (Springer)	Reviewer	Occasional article reviewer
International Journal of Transitional Justice (Oxford University Press)	Reviewer	Occasional article reviewer
The International Journal of Human Rights (Taylor & Francis)	Reviewer	Occasional article reviewer
Memory Studies (SAGE)	Reviewer	Occasional article reviewer

Relevant Events

Related events:

Date	Details
2011	In the Shadow of the International Criminal Court: Colombia and International Criminal Justice Co-organiser, with David Cantor, Institute of Commonwealth Studies. Two-day conference hosted by the Human Rights Consortium on 26-27 May 2011 and with support from the Planethood Foundation, Peace Brigades International, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Embassy of Colombia in the UK.
2011	The Equality and Human Rights Commission of Great Britain: Challenges and Opportunities Co-organiser with Tom Pegram. One-day workshop co-hosted with the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 June 2011
2011	The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Mexico Co-organiser with Peace Brigades International. One-day workshop hosted by the Institute for the Study of the Americas, Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 7 June 2011
2011	London Debates: Is there a future for human rights in a non-Western world? Co-organiser, with Corinne Lennox, Institute of Commonwealth Studies. Hosted by the Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 19-21 May 2011.
2010	Rising Brazil: Trends, Directions, and Challenges Co-organiser, with Juliana Bertazzo, Maxine Molyneux, and Anthony Pereira. A series of half-day workshops hosted by the Institute for the Study of the Americas, Brazil Institute (King's College), and the Embassy of Brazil in the UK, November-December 2010. With support from the Embassy of Brazil in the UK and the FCO.
2010	Late Justice in South America Co-organiser with Cath Collins (Universidad Diego Portales). Hosted by the Institute for the Study of the Americas on 21 October 2011. With support from the Human Rights Consortium School and the Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster.
2008	REPLA Annual Conference: The Changing Character of Democratization in Latin America Co-organiser with Tom Pegram, Nuffield College, Oxford, 27-28 March 2008

Consultancy & Media

Available for consultancy:

Yes

Media experience:

Yes

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