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Dr. Noha Shawki

Professor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 403B
Office Hours
Mondays and Wednesdays 12:30-1:30pm and by appointment
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

POL 352.001 Human Rights

POL 458.001 Human Rights

POL 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

POL 400.001 Independent Study

POL 291.001 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Political Science

POL 293.001 Workshop Model United Nations

POL 352.001 Human Rights

POL 458.001 Human Rights

POL 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

POL 451.001 Seminar In International Relations

POL 252.001 The United Nations

Teaching Interests & Areas

international relations; human rights; international organizations; global issues, sustainable development

Research Interests & Areas

transnational social movements and activism; human rights; international norms; global governance, sustainable development

Ph D Political Science

Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

MA

University of Trier
Trier, Germany

Hibbert R. Roberts Excellence in Teaching Award

Department of Politics and Government
2024

Environmental Stewardship Award

Office of Sustainability
2023

Kenneth A and Mary Ann Shaw Teaching Fellowship

College of Arts and Sciences
2021

Sudent Sustainability Fund Grant

Student Sustainability Committee
2021

RISE

Office of the Provost
2021

Impact Award

University College
2020

Hibbert R. Roberts Excellence in Teaching Award

Department of Politics and Government
2019

Pi Sigma Alpha Teaching Excellence Award

Pi Sigma Alpha
2019

Student Sustainability Fund Grant

Student Sustainability Committee
2019

Summer Faculty Fellowship

Illinois State University - College of Arts and Sciences
2019

International Travel Grant

College of Arts and Sciences
2018

Student Sustainability Fund Grant

Student Sustainability Committee
2018

College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding College Teacher

College of Arts and Sciences
2018

College of Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Initiative Grant

College of Arts and Sciences
2017

Faculty/Staff Internationalization Award

Office of International Studies and Programs
2017

Hibbert R. Roberts Excellence in Teaching Award

Department of Politics and Government
2017

Pi Sigma Alpha Teaching Excellence Award

Pi Sigma Alpha
2017

Sudent Sustainability Fund Grant

Student Sustianability Committee
2016

Pi Sigma Alpha Teaching Excellence Award

Pi Sigma Alpha
2016

Kenneth A and Mary Ann Shaw Teaching Fellowship

College of Arts and Sciences
2015

Pi Sigma Alpha Teaching Excellence Award

Pi Sigma Alpha
2015

Student Sustainability Fund Grant

Illinois State University, Student Sustainability Committee
2015

Community Engagement Learning Grant

Illinois State University, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology and the Civic Engagement and Responsibility Minor
2014

Student Sustainability Fund Grant

Illinois State University, Student Sustainability Committee
2014

Teaching and Learning Development Grant

Illinois State University, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology and the Civic Engagement and Responsibility Minor
2014

Grants and Contracts

CAS Interdisciplinary Research Grant
Gina Hunter, Noha Shawki, Kathryn Sampeck
College of Arts and Sciences. August 2017 - July 2018

Book Review

Mobilizing for Human Rights. International Law in Domestic Politics. By Beth A. Simmons
Noha Shawki
(2010), 72, 1259 - 1261, Journal of Politics

Book, Authored

Advocating for Refugees in the European Union: Norm-Based Strategies by Civil Society Organizations
Melissa Schnyder & Noha Shawki
(2020), Lexington Books

Book, Chapter

Norm Evolution and Change: Analyzing the Negotiation of
 the Sustainable Development Goals
Noha Shawki
(2016)
A New Actor in Human Rights Politics? Transgovernmental Networks of National Human Rights Institutions
Noha Shawki
(2009), 41-57, Rethinking Sovereignty and Human Rights after the Cold War, Ashgate Publishing
The Illicit Small Arms Trade: Global Threat and Response
Noha Shawki & Julian Westerhout
(2008), 51-69, State of Corruption, State of Chaos: The Terror of Political Malfeasance, Lexington Books

Book, Edited

International Norms, Normative Change, and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
Noha Shawki
(2016), Lexington Books
Negotiating Sovereignty and Human Rights. Actors and Issues in Contemporary Human Rights Politics
Noha Shawki & Michaelene Cox
(2009), Ashgate Publishing

Other

Considering the Potential of the Sustainable Development Goals
Noha Shawki
(2018)
Perspectives and Case Studies on the Implementation of the Women, Peace & Security Agenda
Noha Shawki
Global Affairs

Presentations

Social Movement Communities: Examining the Activities of Leaders of Local Slow Food Chapters in the United States
Noha Shawki
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Online, April, 2022
Building Solidarity in the Slow Food Movement
Noha Shawki, Gina Hunter
Department of Sociology and Anthropology Brown Bag, Normal, IL, February 25, 2022
Building Solidarity in the Slow Food Movement
Noha Shawki, Gina Hunter
Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of Food and Society, Online, June 15, 2021
Coalition Dynamics in Transnational Social Movements: Analyzing the EU Food Policy Coalition
Noha Shawki, Melissa Schnyder
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Online, April, 2021
International Norms, Normative Change, and the Sustainable Development Goals
Noha Shawki
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April 9, 2016
Formulating the Sustainable Development Goals: An Analysis of Norm Contestation and Norm Change
Noha Shawki
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April 18, 2015
The Transnational Diffusion of Social Movements: A Case Study of the Food Sovereignty Movement in the UK and Canada
Noha Shawki
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April 6, 2014
La Via Campesina and the Human Rights of Peasants: An Analysis of the Evolution of New Human Rights Norms
Noha Shawki
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2013
Understanding the Transnational Diffusion of Social Movements: An Analysis of the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network and Transition US
Noha Shawki
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2012
The 2008 Food Crisis as a Critical Event for the Food Sovereignty and Food Justice Movements
Noha Shawki
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, September, 2011
Global Norms, Local Implementation: How Global Norms Are Translated Into Local Practice
Noha Shawki
International Studies Association Convention, Montreal, Canada, March, 2011
Civil Society Activism and Women’s Human Rights: An Analysis of the International Violence Against Women Act
Noha Shawki
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, September, 2009
Civil Society, Middle Powers, and R2P: An Analysis of Canada’s Response to the Crisis in Darfur
Noha Shawki
International Studies Association Convention, New York, New York, February, 2009
Responsibility to Protect: The Evolution of an International Norm
Noha Shawki
International Studies Association Convention, New York, New York, February, 2009
The Effect of Civil Society Campaigns on Canada's foreign Policy: The Case of Darfur
Noha Shawki
Peace and Justice Studies Association Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, September, 2008
Conceptualizing the International Political Opportunity Structure
Noha Shawki
International Studies Association Convention, Chicago, IL, March, 2007
Understanding the Role of Transnational Advocacy Networks in Global Governance
Noha Shawki
International Studies Association Convention, San Diego, CA, March, 2006
Promoting Democracy and Human Rights: The Role of Transgovernmental Networks
Noha Shawki
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., September, 2005
National Human Rights Institutions: A New Actor in International Human rights Politics?
Noha Shawki
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April, 2005
Global Civil Society and Human Security Initiatives: Towards Transformative or Reformative Change?
Noha Shawki
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, September, 2004
Structural Conditions and Regime Change: The Prospects of Democracy in the Arab Middle East
Noha Shawki, Charity Butcher
Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April, 2004
Beautiful, Bloody, Precious Stones: Blood Diamonds, Global Public Policy Networks and Global Governance
Noha Shawki
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March, 2004
Global Public Policy Networks as Actors in Global Governance
Noha Shawki
Southern Political Science Association Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, January, 2004