Professor. Writer.
Political Scientist.
I am a professor of political science and the director of the International Nongovernmental and Nonprofit Organizations Studies program at Rhode Island College in Providence, R.I.
My first book, The Globalization of Childhood: The international diffusion of norms and law against the child death penalty, was published in 2016 by Oxford University Press. My second book, NGOs in International Politics, co-authored with Shamima Ahmed and David Potter, was published by Lynne Reinner Press. I have also been published in the Journal of Human Rights, the European Journal of International Relations, Case Research Journal, Radical Teacher, the International Journal of Minority and Group Rights, and the International Journal of Children’s Rights. My current research examines the role of the state in governing sex and sexuality, especially communities of LGTBIQ+ and sex workers. I recently served on the board of Amnesty International USA and currently serve on a number of state and national boards, including the Rhode Island Environmental Education Association.
For my published work, please visit my Google Scholar page.
cv
See my cv at the Rhode Island College website.
courses
Fall 2026: Global Politics, Introduction to INGOS
Spring 2027: On Sabbatical
contact
office
Gaige 254
rlinde at ric.edu