Todd Landman

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Professor Todd Landman is Professor of Political Science in the School of Politics and International Relations. He is the Research Director of the Rights Lab for ending modern slavery, Head of the Rights Lab Prevalence Estimation Team and Co-Lead in the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War. He is the Senior Independent Member of Council of the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and a member of various editorial boards including The Conversation UK.

Experience

  • 2015–present
    Professor of Political Science, University of Nottingham
  • 2023–present
    Research Director of the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham
  • 2015–2023
    Pro Vice Chancellor Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham
  • 2009–2015
    Professor of Government, University of Essex
  • 2013–2015
    Executive Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Essex
  • 2010–2013
    Director, Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution, University of Essex
  • 2007–2010
    Director, Centre for Democratic Governance, University of Essex

Education

  • 2000 
    University of Essex, PhD
  • 1993 
    University of Colorado, MA
  • 1990 
    Georgetown University, MA
  • 1988 
    University of Pennsylvania, BA

Publications

  • 2022
    The Rights Track: Sound Evidence on Human Rights and Modern Slavery, Anthem
  • 2016
    Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics, Routledge
  • 2013
    Human Rights and Democracy: The Precarious Triumph of Ideals, Bloomsbury
  • 2012
    Real Social Science: Applied Phronesis, Cambridge
  • 2009
    Measuring Human Rights, Routledge
  • 2009
    Human Rights Volumes I-IV, Sage
  • 2009
    Sage Handbook of Comparative Politics, Sage
  • 2008
    Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics, Routledge
  • 2008
    Assessing the Quality of Democracy, IDEA
  • 2006
    Studying Human Rights, Routledge
  • 2005
    Protecting Human Rights: A Comparative Study, Georgetown
  • 2003
    Governing Latin America, Polity
  • 1997
    Citizenship Rights and Social Movements: A Comparative and Statistical Analysis, Oxford

Grants and Contracts

  • 2025
    Human Trafficking on the US-Mexican Border
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    National Institute of Justice
  • 2023
    Child Begging in West Africa
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    US State Department
  • 2023
    Modern Slavery in UK Trade and Investment
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Arts and Humanities Research Council
  • 2023
    Bonded Labour in India
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    International Justice Mission
  • 2023
    Labour Trafficking in Malaysia
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    International Justice Mission
  • 2023
    Salient and Evolving Human Rights
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    J Sainsbury's
  • 2022
    Child Sexual Exploitation in the Phillipinnes
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    International Justice Mission
  • 2013
    Human Rights Atlas Extended
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    ESRC
  • 2013
    Knowledge Transfer Partnership
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Innovate UK
  • 2011
    Human Rights Atlas
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    ESRC

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
  • Senior Independent Member ESRC Council

Honours

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Contact Todd for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision