About

Alison Dundes Renteln
Professor of Political Science

Contact Information
Office: VKC 231A
Phone: (213) 740-3248
E-mail: arenteln@usc.edu

LINKS
Faculty Profile on Departmental Website
 

Education
B.A. History and Literature of Modern Europe, Harvard, 1981
M.A. , University of California, Berkeley, 1985
Ph.D. Jurisprudence and Social Policy, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
J.D. , University of Southern California, 1991
 

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Renteln studies international law, human rights, comparative legal systems, Constitutional law and legal and political theory. An expert on cultural rights, including the use of the "cultural defense" in the legal system. Professor Renteln has lectured to judicial organizations and law enforcement groups on this subject. She served on the State Bar Commission on Access to Justice and the California Judicial Council Access and Fairness Advisory Committee. She also served as a member of the California Attorney General's Commission on Hate Crimes.
 

Research Specialties
International Law, Human Rights, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Political and Legal Theory
 

Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions
Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics,http://www.usc.edu/dept/polsci/unruh/
USC Center for Law, History, and Culture,http://lawweb.usc.edu/clhc/
USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture
USC Delinquency Control Institute,http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/dci/
 

Honors and Awards
USC Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award, Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Recognition Award for Creativity in Research, 2005-2006   
Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring, 2005  
USC Associates Award For Excellence In Teaching, 2005  
Remarkable Woman Award, 2004-2005   
Mortar Board Teaching Award, 1994-1995   
 

Service to the University

Administrative Appointments
Vice Chair and Director, Unruh Institute of Politics, 08/16/2005-08/15/2007  
 
 
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