Faculty & Staff

Denise Garcia

(Photo by Craig Bailey)

OFFICE LOCATION: 315 Meserve Hall
OFFICE PHONE: 617-373-2879
EMAIL: denisegarcia@neu.edu

OFFICE HOURS:
Mondays and Thursdays 10:15-11:15
Wednesdays 10:30-11:30

EDUCATION:
Ph.D., International Relations and International Law - Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales et du Developpement (Graduate Institute for International Studies and Development - IHEID), University of Geneva, Switzerland, 2006.

COURSES TAUGHT:
International Conflict & Negotiation, International Security, International Law, Disarmament Diplomacy and Humanitarian Action (taught at the United Nations in Geneva)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
International Security, international arms trade, climate change, international norms

PUBLICATIONS:

Book
Small Arms and Security - New Emerging International Norms. London: Routledge, 2006. 266 pp. Reprinted in 2009 in paperback.

Articles (in peer-reviewed journals):
Garcia, Denise, "Arms Restraint and Regional International Law Making -The Case of the Economic Community of West African States," African Security Review, 18 (2) in press, 2009, 19 p.

Garcia, Denise, "Arms Transfers beyond the State-to-State Realm," International Studies Perspectives, Vol. 10, (2), 2009, pp. 151-169.

Garcia, Denise, "Determining Ease of Access to Arms, Methodology & Coding," Crime, Law, and Social Change, 2009, 51 (5) p.451-464.

Garcia, Denise, "Developing Indicators for Evaluating National Implementation of Regional Law on Arms in Africa," African Security Review, 18 (1), 2009, pp. 76-90.

Garcia, Denise, "The Climate Security Divide: Bridging Human and National Security in Africa," African Security Review, 17 (3) 2008, pp. 2-18.

Garcia, Denise, "Norm Building in the Evolution of the Control of Small Arms in the International Agenda," Security and Defense Studies Review, Vol. 5, no. 2, Fall 2005, 225-255.

Book Chapters:
Garcia, Denise. "Small Arms in Africa: Legal Indicators on the Ease of Access to Small Arms and Light Weapons." In Rotberg, Robert I., ed. Ibrahim Index of African Governance. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University: Cambridge, MA, 2008, 13 p.

Garcia, Denise. "Changing Security in a Changing World." (Chapter 1) In Born, H., Fluri, P., Johnson, A. (eds.), Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector: Principles, Mechanisms and Practices, Handbook for Parliamentarians no. 5. Geneva: IPU/DCAF, 2003. 6 p.

Garcia, Denise. "Security and the Power of the Purse." (Chapter 23) In Born, H., Fluri, P., Johnson, A. (eds.), Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector: Principles, Mechanisms and Practices, Handbook for Parliamentarians no. 5. Geneva: IPU/DCAF, 2003. 14p.

Garcia, Denise. "Arms and Military Equipment Procurement." (Chapter 28) In Born, H., Fluri, P., Johnson, A. (eds.), Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector: Principles, Mechanisms and Practices, Handbook for Parliamentarians no. 5. Geneva: IPU/DCAF, 2003. 6 p.

Encyclopedia Articles
Garcia, Denise. "Conventional Small Arms" Encyclopedia of International Security: CQ Press, in press, 2009, 9 p.

Other Publications
Garcia, Denise, "Small Arms in Africa: Legal Indicators" - A Special Research Report to the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Harvard University, 2008. 42 p.

Garcia, Denise, "Norms in International Security - The Small Arms and Landmines Cases," Discussion Series, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, 2003, 32 p.

Garcia, Denise, "Controlling the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons - Implications for Research and Education in Defense and Security," Discussion Series, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, 2003, 23 p.

Born, Hans, DCAF, (project leader), Garcia, Denise et al., An inventory of actors: Strengthening parliamentary oversight of the security sector in transition countries, 2001, Online DCAF series, www.dcaf.ch

Garcia, Denise, Leaflet on action on small arms control for United Nations, 2001 (Translated in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German).

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Articles:
"Banning Evil: Cluster Munitions, Landmines, and Successful Formation of Prohibition Regimes."

"Contesting Fundamental Norms of International Security: Sovereignty and the Use of Force."

"The Law and Politics of the Small Arms Regime."

WORKS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW

Books:
The International Arms Trade - The Evolution of International Regimes, Norms, and Moral Progress in International Relations - Single-authored monograph.

Articles:
"Warming to a Redefinition of International Security - The Formation of a Norm against Climate Change," 45p. at Journal International Relations.

Garcia, Denise, "Norm Contestation and Threat to Regional and International Peace and Stability: Transferring Weapons to Non-State Actors." Journal of International Law and International Relations, 31 p.