Christopher J. Fariss

Social Sciences · University of Michigan

Mid career · publishing since 2007

Political Conflict and Governance Human Rights and Development Electoral Systems and Political Participation International Development and Aid Judicial and Constitutional Studies

Publications

228

Citations

5,053

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2007

In context

Among 947 mid career Social Sciences PIs within our index

Citations: 5,053cohort median 312

Publications / year (recent): 2.2cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 79% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 26 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

Disaster experience mitigates the partisan divide on climate change: Evidence from Texas
Global Environmental Change · 2024
The Global Resonance of Human Rights: What Google Trends Can Tell Us
American Political Science Review · 2023
Changing standards or political whim? Evaluating changes in the content of US State Department Human Rights Reports following presidential transitions
2023
Disaster Experience Mitigates the Partisan Divide on Climate Change: Evidence from Texas
2023
Disaggregating Repression: Identifying Physical Integrity Rights Allegations in Human Rights Reports
International Studies Quarterly · 2022
Replication Data for: The Global Resonance of Human Rights: What Google Trends Can Tell Us
Harvard Dataverse · 2022
Fariss Course Syllabus Archive
Harvard Dataverse · 2022
When Do Private Actors Engage in Censorship? Evidence From a Correspondence Experiment with Russian Private Media Firms
British Journal of Political Science · 2021
Exposure to Discretionary Arrests Increases Support for Anti-Police Protests
2021
An Active Learning Seminar and Sequential Research Project Experience
2021
Replication Data for: Exposure to Discretionary Arrests Increases Support for Anti-Police Protests
Harvard Dataverse · 2021
Replication Data for: Producing Goods and Projecting Power: How What You Make Influences What You Take
Harvard Dataverse · 2021
Replication Data for: Bread Before Guns or Butter: Introducing Surplus Domestic Product
Harvard Dataverse · 2021
Replication Data for: Productive Pacifists: The Rise of Production-Oriented States and Decline of Profit-Motivated Conquest
Harvard Dataverse · 2021
Replication Data for: Disaggregating Repression: Identifying Physical Integrity Rights Allegations in Human Rights Reports
Harvard Dataverse · 2021

Publishes in

Harvard Dataverse×68
SSRN Electronic Journal×7
British Journal of Political Science×3
Journal of Conflict Resolution×3
Journal of Peace Research×3

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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