Feb 22, 2019
Dr. Dan Chong
Human Rights

Dr. Dan Chong is an Arthur Vining Davis Fellow at Rollins, teaching courses in international human rights, global poverty, and peace and conflict resolution. He has led international field study courses focused on human rights and development to Tanzania, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, South Africa, and the Thai-Burma border. His first book, Freedom from Poverty: NGOs and Human Rights Praxis (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011), analyzes the methods that NGOs use to advocate for rights to food, housing and health care. His most recent book, Debating Human Rights (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2014), examines major controversies in the field of human rights. He has contributed to journals such as Development and Change, Human Rights Review, and Global Environmental Politics. He also serves as the Faculty Director for the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub at Rollins College.