Keri Iyall Smith, Assistant Professor

Keri E. Iyall Smith, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology

 

 

 

 

 

Phone: 617.619.4962
Fax: 617.994.4278
Email: kiyallsmith@suffolk.edu
Office: 73 Tremont St., Rm. 578

 

Education

  • PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 
  • MA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 
  • BA, University of Washington

Office Hours Spring 2012

Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00-11:00 am

 

Research Interests

I am interested in the intersections between human rights doctrine, the state, and indigenous peoples. Following my dissertation research, I continue to explore the question: what are opportunities for indigenous groups to attain greater rights? I am currently studying the experience of indigenous peoples at the United Nations. The recently ratified Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will revolutionize human rights protections for indigenous peoples, while the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues enables the participation of non-state bodies within the UN. I hope to also examine the participation of indigenous peoples at the World Social Forum.

 

Employment

I previously worked as Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Stonehill College.

 

Selected Publications

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  2008.  “Chapter Eleven: Rights of Indigenous Peoples.”  In The Leading Rogue State edited by Judith Blau, David Brunsma, Alberto Moncada, and Cathy Zimmer.  Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  2008.  “Comparing State and International Protections of Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights.”  American Behavioral Scientist.  Special Issue on Indigenous Peoples, edited by James V. Fenelon.  Invited Article.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith and Patricia Leavy, editors.  Hybrid Identities: Theoretical and Empirical Examinations.  Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Publishers.

 

Stephanie Teixeira and Keri E. Iyall Smith.  “Core and Periphery Relations: A Study of the Maya.” Journal of World Systems Research, XIV:1.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  “A Review of the Study of the Political Status of Indigenous Peoples in the Global Context.”  Sociology Compass, Volume 1.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  2007.  “New Agoras and Old Institutions: The Case of Human Rights.”  Systemic Practice and Action Research.  Special Issue entitled “Understanding the Complexity of Democratic Civil Society.”  Invited Article.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  2006.  The State and Indigenous Movements.  New York: Routledge.
Judith R. Blau and Keri E. Iyall Smith, editors.  2006.  Public Sociologies Reader.  Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.

 

Recent Oral Presentations

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  "Human Rights Cities: Boston."  August 2008.  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  "New Horizons for Indigenous Human Rights" August 2008.  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  “A Definition of Human Rights: Part Utopian, Part Realistic.”  August 2007.  American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  “Indigenous Movements Mediating to Promote Human Rights.”  August 2007.  Society for the Study of Social Problems Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  “They Speak of Justice, Listen to Their Voices: On Indigenous Conceptions of Justice.”  April 2007.  Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting.  Atlanta, GA.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith.  “Indigenous Nationalism, Human Rights, and the State: Local and Global Level Strategies.”  July 2006.  International Sociological Association XVIth World Congress of Sociology, Durban, South Africa.

 

Keri E. Iyall Smith and Stephanie Teixeira.  “Land Matters: A case study of the Maya-Mexico Relations.”  March 2006.  Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

 

Professional Activities

  • Editorial Board Member, Sociology Compass, Blackwell Publishing, 2006-present
  • Book Review Editor, Societies Without Borders, Brill Publishers, 2005-present
  • Vice-President, Sociologists Without Borders, 2006-present
  • Acting Chairperson, Thematic Group on Human Rights, International Sociological Association, 2006-present
  • Co-coordinator, American Sociological Association Section on Human Rights (a section-in-formation), 2007-2008
  • Board Member, Sociologists Without Borders International Council, an International Non-Governing Organization, 2007-present
  • Organizing committee member, “Boston Human Rights: Ideas and Action” a conference planned by Boston area activists and academics and Sociologists without Borders, 2007-2008

Courses Taught

Introduction to Sociology
Sociological Theory
Sociology of Globalization

 

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