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Christopher Fariss is Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and Faculty Associate in the Center for Political Studies. His research focuses on human rights measurement, political violence, and computational methods, utilizing innovative statistical approaches to analyze state repression globally.
Core research examines the politics and measurement of human rights violations, with methodological contributions in latent variable modeling and big data analysis. Recent projects include creating historical GDP estimates, developing military spending datasets, and analyzing censorship in media environments.
Publications demonstrate consistent methodological innovation in conflict studies, featuring novel measurement approaches for human rights practices, economic development metrics, and repression patterns. Work appears in leading journals including American Political Science Review and Nature.
