John Ruggie

Evron and Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of International Affairs
Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
Office Address
Belfer-504
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 83
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-384-7569
Fax: 617-496-5821
Email: john_ruggie@harvard.edu
Assistant
Minoo Ghoreishi (617-384-7329)
John Ruggie

Profile

John G. Ruggie

is the Kirkpatrick Professor of International Affairs and Weil Director of the Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government, as well as Affiliated Professor in International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. From 1997 to 2001 he was Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Advisor for strategic planning to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He has been Dean of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, where he taught for many years; he has also taught at the University of California's (UC) Berkeley and San Diego campuses and directed the UC system-wide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Ruggie is a recipient of the International Studies Association's Distinguished Scholar Award and the American Political Science Association's Hubert H. Humphrey Award for outstanding public service by a political scientist. Ruggie has a BA in politics and history from McMaster University in Canada; a PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley; and a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from McMaster

Courses

Spring

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Research

Research for a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journals
    • Ruggie, John Gerard. "Business and Human Rights: The Evolving National Agenda." American Journal of International Law 101.4 (October 2007): 819-840.
  • Book Chapters
    • Ruggie, John Gerard. "Global Markets and Global Governance: The Prospects for Convergence." Global Liberalism and Political Order: Toward a New Grand Compromise? Ed. Bernstein, Steven and Louis W. Pauly. State University of New York Press, March 2007.
    • Ruggie, John Gerard. "American Exceptionalism and the U.S. Role in the World." Power and Superpower: Global Leadership and Exceptionalism in the 21st Century. Ed. Morton H. Halperin, Jeffrey Laurenti, Peter Rundlet, and Spencer P. Boyer. Century Foundation Press, 2007.
  • Magazine and Newspaper Articles
    • Ruggie, John Gerard. "Standards and Practices: Guiding Principles for Business and Government." Ethical Corporation (September 6, 2007).
  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Ruggie, John Gerard. "Business and Human Rights: The Evolving International Agenda." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-029, June 2007.
    • Ruggie, John Gerard. “Business and Human Rights: Mapping International Standards of Responsibility and Accountability for Corporate Acts." UN Document A/HRC/4/035, 19 February 2007.
    • Ruggie, John Gerard. "Human Rights Impact Assessments: Resolving Key Methodological Questions." Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Document A/HRC/4/74, 5 February 2007.
    • Ruggie, John Gerard. "Promotion and Protection of Human Rights." Interim Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, February 2006.