Riggs, Robert E(dwon)

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RIGGS, Robert E(dwon)

RIGGS, Robert E(dwon). American, b. 1927. Genres: International relations/Current affairs, Law, Politics/Government. Career: Professor of Law, Brigham Young University Law School, Provo, Utah, 1975-92, Professor Emeritus, 1992-. Instructor to Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1955-60; Rockefeller Research Fellow i International Organization, Columbia University, NYC, 1957-58; Research Specialist, Bureau of Business and Public Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, 1960-63; private practice of law, 1963-64; Associate Professor, 1964-68, and Professor, 1968-75, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Publications: Laws Affecting Planning: Arizona, Pima County, 1952; Politics in the United Nations: A Study of United States Influence in the General Assembly, 1958; The Movement for Administrative Reorganization in Arizona, 1961; Arizona State Personnel Policies, 1962; Vox Populi: The Battle of 103, 1964; (with J.C. Plano) Forging World Order: The Politics of International Organization, 1967; US/UN: Foreign Policy and International Organization, 1971; (with J.C. Plano) Dictionary of Political Analysis, 1973, (with J.C. Plano and H. Robin), 1982; (with J.C. Plano and others) Political Science Dictionary, 1973; (with I.J. Mykletun) Beyond Functionalism, 1979; (with J.C. Plano) The United Nations, 1988, 2nd ed., 1994; (with Plano and L. Ziring) The United Nations, 3rd ed., 1999. Address: 3953 E. Flossmoor Ave. Apt. F, Mesa, AZ 85206, U.S.A.