Christopher J. Fariss

University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science

Assistant Professor

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (32)

1.

Respect for Human Rights Has Improved Over Time: Modeling the Changing Standard of Accountability

American Political Science Review, 108(2):297-318
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 22 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2015
Christopher J. Fariss
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
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Emergency and Escape: Explaining Derogation from Human Rights Treaties

International Organization, Vol. 65, p. 673, Fall 2011
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 09 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 20 Feb 2015
Emilie Marie Hafner-Burton, Laurence R. Helfer and Christopher J. Fariss
UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy, Duke University School of Law and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 819 (52,415)
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International Law, Human Rights, Treaties, Flexibility, Derogation, Compliance, Emergencies, Crises, ICCPR

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Truth Replaced by Silence: A Field Experiment on Private Censorship in Russia

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 26 Dec 2015
Charles Crabtree, Christopher J. Fariss and Holger L. Kern
University of Michigan - Political Science, Students, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and Florida State University - Department of Political Science
Downloads 692 (65,418)
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censorship, dictatorship, repression, free speech, Russia

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The Changing Standard of Accountability and the Positive Relationship between Human Rights Treaty Ratification and Compliance

British Journal of Political Science (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2015
Christopher J. Fariss
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 575 (82,572)
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Dynamic Patterns of Human Rights Practices

Political Science Research and Methods, 2(1):1-31.
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 12 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2015
Keith E. Schnakenberg and Christopher J. Fariss
Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 509 (96,102)
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human rights, data, IRT, dynamic measurement model, Bayesian statistics

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A 61-Million-Person Experiment in Social Influence and Political Mobilization

Nature 489: 295-298 (13 September 2012)
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 22 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2014
Ohio State University (OSU), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Stony Brook University, Facebook, Inc., Independent, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Department of Political Science and UC San Diego Division of Social SciencesUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
Downloads 482 (102,716)
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Rescuing Human Rights Law from International Legalism and Its Critics

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2015
Geoff Dancy and Christopher J. Fariss
Tulane University and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 383 (134,201)
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Recouping after Coup-Proofing: Compromised Military Effectiveness and Strategic Substitution

International Interactions (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2015
Cameron S. Brown, Christopher J. Fariss and R. Blake McMahon
University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 368 (140,270)

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Civil-Military Relations, International Security, Nuclear Proliferation, Alliances

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Quantifying Political Discussion from the Universe of Facebook Status Updates

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 09 Aug 2013
College of William and Mary, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, Ohio State University (OSU), University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Stony Brook University, UC San Diego Division of Social SciencesUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Facebook, Inc. and Facebook, Inc.
Downloads 261 (201,171)
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Facebook, political discussion, health care reform, 2008 election

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Exploring the Dynamics of Latent Variable Models

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2017
Kevin Reuning, Michael Kenwick and Christopher J. Fariss
Miami University of Ohio - Department of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University - Department of Political Science and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 259 (202,764)

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Latent Variables, Dynamic Latent Variables, IRT, Political Methodology

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It's All About Race: How State Legislators Respond to Immigrant Constituents

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 17 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 09 Aug 2017
University of Georgia, Durham University - School of Government and International Affairs, University of Michigan - Political Science, Students and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 255 (205,968)
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American politics, experiment, audit, race

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Tracking the Spread of Political (Mis)Information Through Social Networks

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2010
Robert M. Bond, Christopher J. Fariss, Jason J. Jones and Jason J. Jones
Ohio State University (OSU), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Stony Brook University
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Towards a Causal Test of United States Security Interests and Humanitarian Aid

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 May 2011 Last Revised: 01 Mar 2016
Christopher J. Fariss and James D. Meernik
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and University of North Texas - Department of Political Science
Downloads 230 (227,765)

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foriegn aid, foreign policy, matching

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Measuring Mutual Dependence Between State Repressive Actions

Journal of Conflict Resolution, 58(6):1003-1032
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2015
Christopher J. Fariss and Keith E. Schnakenberg
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Political Science
Downloads 224 (233,418)

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human rights, repression, network analysis

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The Presidential Election in Belarus, October 2015

Electoral Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 05 Feb 2016
Charles Crabtree, Christopher J. Fariss and Paul J. Schuler
University of Michigan - Political Science, Students, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and University of Arizona
Downloads 192 (269,000)

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Belarus, 2015 presidential election, authoritarian regimes

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The Bar Fight Theory of International Conflict: Regime Type, Coalition Size, and Victory

Political Science Research and Methods (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2015
Benjamin A. T. Graham, Erik Gartzke and Christopher J. Fariss
University of Southern California - School of International Relations, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 191 (270,266)
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Power, Proximity, and Democracy: Geopolitical Competition in the International System

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 22 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2014
Jonathan N. Markowitz and Christopher J. Fariss
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 188 (274,113)

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The Path to Asylum in the US and the Determinants for Who Gets In and Why

International Migration Review, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 3-34, Spring 2009
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2015
Andy J. Rottman, Christopher J. Fariss and Steven C. Poe
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and University of North Texas
Downloads 180 (284,705)
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Asylum, Human Rights

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From Posting to Voting: The Effects of Political Competition on Online Political Engagement

Political Science Research and Methods (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2015
College of William and Mary, Ohio State University (OSU), University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, UC San Diego Division of Social SciencesUniversity of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)Stony Brook University, Facebook, Inc. and Facebook, Inc.
Downloads 153 (327,085)

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Facebook, emotion, voting, electoral competition, battleground states

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Patterns of Disagreement in Indicators of State Repression

6 Political Science Research and Methods (2019), Virginia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 2017-24
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 20 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2019
Kevin L. Cope, Charles Crabtree and Christopher J. Fariss
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Michigan - Political Science, Students and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 148 (336,073)

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measurement, repression, human rights, indicators, international law

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Human Rights Texts: Converting Human Rights Primary Source Documents into Data

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2015
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Michigan - Political Science, Students, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania State University, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
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Uncertain Events: A Dynamic Latent Variable Model of Human Rights Respect and Government Killing with Binary, Ordered, and Count Outcomes

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2015
Christopher J. Fariss
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 139 (353,207)
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The Strategic Substitution of United States Foreign Aid

Foreign Policy Analysis, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 107-131, April 2010
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2015
Christopher J. Fariss
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 121 (392,446)

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foreign aid, foreign policy, human rights

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Uncovering Patterns Among Latent Variables: Human Rights and De Facto Judicial Independence

Research & Politics (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 May 2015 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2015
Charles Crabtree and Christopher J. Fariss
University of Michigan - Political Science, Students and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 102 (443,877)

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Enhancing Validity in Observational Settings When Replication Is Not Possible

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 31 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2016
Christopher J. Fariss and Zachary Jones
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and Pennsylvania State University
Downloads 101 (446,997)

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Productive Pacifists: The Rise of Production-Oriented States and Decline of Profit-Motivated Conquest

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 May 2019 Last Revised: 05 May 2020
University of Southern California, University of Southern California - School of International Relations, University of Southern California - School of International Relations and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 77 (529,088)
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territorial conflict, resource dependence

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Going the Distance: The Price of Projecting Power

International Interactions 39(2): 119-143.
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2013
Jonathan N. Markowitz and Christopher J. Fariss
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 73 (545,389)
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Power, Proximity, and Democracy: Geopolitical Competition in the International System

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Jonathan Markowitz and Christopher J. Fariss
University of Southern California and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science
Downloads 54 (634,997)

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democratic institutions, military power, international security, interstate conflict, liberal peace

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Powerful, Proximate and Potentially Threatening: Explaining Why States Arm and Project Power

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Therese Anders, Christopher J. Fariss and Jonathan Markowitz
University of Southern California, School of International Relations, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and University of Southern California
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Incorporation and Reproduction: Public Opinion and Provision of Public Goods to Immigrants

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 24 Dec 2014
Micah Gell-Redman, Christopher J. Fariss, Laurie Tumaneng and Laurie Tumaneng
University of San Diego - Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and Department of Political Science, Penn StateUniversity of Guam
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Producing Goods and Projecting Power: How What You Make Influences What You Take

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Jonathan Markowitz, Christopher J. Fariss and R. Blake McMahon
University of Southern California, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
Downloads 42 (706,101)
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power projection, territorial conflict, political economy of security, foreign policy

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Measuring the Impact of Human Rights: Conceptual and Methodological Debates

Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Vol. 13, pp. 273-294, 2017
Posted: 26 Oct 2017
Christopher J. Fariss and Geoff Dancy
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science and Tulane University

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