Kenneth R. Rutherford

Kenneth R. Rutherford lost both his legs to a landmine in Somalia in 1993. He is currently an Associate Professor of Political Science at Missouri State University and travels worldwide to promote the economic and social rights for persons with disabilities. He is co-founder of Survivor Corps, formerly the Landmine Survivors Network, and is a renowned leader in the the Nobel Peace Prize-winning coalition that spearheaded the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty and the 2008 Cluster Munitions Ban Treaty. He has worked for the Peace Corps (Mauritania), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Senegal), International Rescue Committee (Kenya and Somalia) and as a Fulbright Professor (Jordan). He has testified before Congress and published articles in numerous academic and policy journals, including World Politics and the Journal of International Politics, and co-edited two books: Reframing the Agenda: The Impact of NGO and Middle Power Cooperation in International Security Policy and Landmines and Human Security: The International Movement to Ban Landmines. He lives in Springfield, Missouri with his wife Kim and four kids. Check Kenneth R. Rutherford out at courses.missouristate.edu/KenRutherford/homepage.htm .

Books by Kenneth R. Rutherford :

		Humanitarianism Under Fire The US and UN Intervention in Somalia Kenneth R. Rutherford 240 pages, 6" x 9", August 2008 Paper, 978 1 56549 260 8, $24.95