LaDawn Haglund is associate professor and Faculty Lead of Justice & Social Inquiry at Arizona State University, as well as President of ASU’s Tempe Academic Assembly and Senior Global Futures Scholar at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. She received her doctorate in sociology from New York University in 2005.
Professor Haglund's scholarly interests include human rights (in particular, economic and social rights and the human right to water), globalization and international political economy, the sociology of development, macro- and comparative sociology, law and society, and institutions and social change. Her most recent research analyzes the legal, social, and political dimensions of sustainability and natural resources management, particularly the human right to water and sanitation.
Her work has received support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and the Brazilian Fulbright Commission. She is co-editor (with Robin Stryker) of "Closing the Rights Gap: From Human Rights to Social Transformation" (UC Press) and author of "Limiting Resources: Market-Led Reform and the Transformation of Public Goods" (Penn State Press), as well as articles in Latin American Perspectives, Journal of Human Rights, Water Policy, and European Journal of Sociology. Her affiliations include the American Sociological Association (where she is past chair of the Human Rights section), the Latin American Studies Association, the International Research Group on Law and Urban Space-IRGLUS, and the Law and Society Association (for which she coordinates the International Research Collaborative on Human Rights and Sustainability - IRC 58).
At ASU, Professor Haglund is the director of the undergraduate Certificate in Human Rights. She teaches, among other things, Human Rights and Sustainability and Globalization and Economic Justice, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as the Global Politics of Human Rights.
Ph.D. Sociology, New York University 2005
Scholarly interests: macro- and comparative sociology; development and human rights, especially in Latin America; sustainability; IPE and globalization studies; and institutions and social change.
Most recent research: the social and political dimensions of sustainability and natural resources management, particularly the human right to water and water-related resources in urban areas.
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 352 | Global Politics of HumanRights |
SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SOS 456 | Human Rights & Sustainability |
JUS 456 | Human Rights & Sustainability |
SOS 656 | Human Rights & Sustainability |
JUS 656 | Human Rights & Sustainability |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 352 | Global Politics of HumanRights |
JUS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JUS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 325 | Globalization&Socio-Econ Just |
SGS 325 | Globalization&Socio-Econ Just |
JUS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
JUS 660 | Globalization&Economic Justice |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 792 | Research |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 352 | Global Politics of HumanRights |
JUS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
JUS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JUS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
JUS 590 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 592 | Research |
JUS 593 | Applied Project |
JUS 599 | Thesis |
JUS 792 | Research |
JUS 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
SOC 455 | Human Rights & Sustainability |
JUS 456 | Human Rights & Sustainability |
SOS 456 | Human Rights & Sustainability |
JUS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
JUS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JUS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
JUS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
JUS 590 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 592 | Research |
JUS 593 | Applied Project |
JUS 599 | Thesis |
SOS 656 | Human Rights & Sustainability |
JUS 656 | Human Rights & Sustainability |
JUS 790 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 792 | Research |
JUS 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
JUS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JUS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
JUS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
JUS 592 | Research |
JUS 593 | Applied Project |
JUS 599 | Thesis |
JUS 792 | Research |
JUS 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
JUS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JUS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
JUS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
JUS 590 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 592 | Research |
JUS 593 | Applied Project |
JUS 599 | Thesis |
JUS 792 | Research |
JUS 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
JUS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JUS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
JUS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
JUS 590 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 592 | Research |
JUS 593 | Applied Project |
JUS 599 | Thesis |
SOS 790 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 790 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 792 | Research |
JUS 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
JUS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JUS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
JUS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
JUS 592 | Research |
JUS 593 | Applied Project |
JUS 599 | Thesis |
JUS 790 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 792 | Research |
JUS 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 352 | Global Politics of HumanRights |
JUS 394 | Special Topics |
JUS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
JUS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JUS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
JUS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
JUS 590 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 592 | Research |
JUS 599 | Thesis |
JUS 792 | Research |
SOS 792 | Research |
JUS 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
JUS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
JUS 493 | Honors Thesis |
JUS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
JUS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
JUS 590 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 592 | Research |
JUS 593 | Applied Project |
JUS 599 | Thesis |
SOS 790 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 790 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 792 | Research |
JUS 799 | Dissertation |
Select International Presentations
“Governança da água e justiça social em São Paulo, Brasil.” Congreso: Sociology of Law on the Move, Unilasalle. Seminario Internacional “Jueces y Ciudades en América Latina,” patrocinado por ISA/RCLS/IRGLUS (Grupo Internacional de Investigación sobre Derecho y Espacio Urbano), May 7, 2015, Canoas, Brasil.
“Human Rights vs. ‘Right to the City’: Comparative evidence on the capacity of law to promote urban justice.” Conference: Sociology of Law on the Move, Unilasalle. Panel “Law and the Right to the City,” sponsored by ISA/RCSL/IRGLUS (International Research Group on Law and Urban Space), May 6, 2015, Canoas, Brazil
“Direito e transformação social em São Paulo e Joanesburgo: perspectivas comparativas sobre a governação da água.” University of São Paulo, Graduate Program in Environmental Science (Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Ambiental: PROCAM), August 11, 2014, São Paulo, Brasil.
“Governança ambiental e intervenção judicial: implicações pelos direitos humanos.” 2º ENINTAU - Encontro Internacional de Ambiente Urbano: “Cidades Resilientes.” Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Grupo de Pesquisa Meio Ambiente Urbano (CNPq/PUC-SP), August 8, 2014, São Paulo, Brasil.
“Policy legalization, environmental governance, and the right to water in Brazil.” Latin American Studies Association Meeting, May 2012, San Francisco, CA.
“Spatial Distribution of Access to Water and Sanitation in Megacities of Developing World: A Comparative Analysis of Conflicting Principles, Policy Dilemmas, and Institutional Innovations” (with Rimjhim Aggarwal). International Conference on Urbanization and Global Environmental Change (UGEC), Oct. 2010, Tempe, AZ.
“Conflicting Principles of Water & Sanitation Management in the Context of Rapid Urbanization: A Comparative Analysis of Delhi, São Paulo, and Johannesburg” (with Rimjhim Aggarwal). International Association for the Study of the Commons, North American Regional Meeting, Sep. 30 - Oct. 2, 2010, Tempe, AZ.
Select U.S. Presentations
“What does Comparative Historical Sociology offer for understanding human rights and global environmental change?” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, August 24, 2015, Chicago, IL
“MAPs Framework for understanding rights realization.” International conference, “How Do We Know What We Know? Charting the Future for Human Rights Documentation and Analysis,” January 23-24, 2015, Arizona State University.
“New forms of environmental governance in São Paulo: Implications for human rights.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Aug 12, 2013, New York, NY.
“Introduction: Making sense of the multiple and complex pathways by which human rights are realized.” (co-author-Robin Stryker). Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting, May 31, 2013, Boston, MA.
“Deepening our understanding of rights realization through mapping: Integrating census data and participatory GIS” (with Rimjhim Aggarwal). Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting, May 31, 2013, Boston, MA.
“Making sense of the multiple and complex pathways by which human rights are realized” (co-author-Robin Stryker). Framing paper for NSF-sponsored workshop (co-organized with Robin Stryker) “Rights and Their Translation into Practice: Toward a Synthetic Framework” Second Workshop. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, November 2012, Tucson, AZ.
“Policy legalization, environmental governance, and the right to water in Brazil.” Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Meeting, June 2012, Honolulu, HI.
“Test of our Progress: The Translation of Economic and Social Rights Norms into Practice” (co-author-Rimjhim Aggarwal). Framing paper for NSF-sponsored workshop (co-organized with Robin Stryker) “Rights and Their Translation into Practice: Toward a Synthetic Framework.” Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, April 2011, Tucson, AZ.
“Social Rights and Justiciability: Challenges of Water and Sanitation Management in Urban Slums.” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Aug 2010, Atlanta, GA.
American Sociological Association (Sections: Comparative-Historical Sociology, Human Rights, Global/Transnational Sociology, Sociology of Development, Political Sociology); Law and Society Association; Latin American Studies Association (Sections: Environmental, Central America, Brazil); International Research Group on Law and Urban Space-IRGLUS
Past Chair (2015-16), Chair (2014-15), Chair Elect (2013-14), and Council Member (2010 - 2013), American Sociological Association, Section on Human Rights.