Susan K. Sell (22 November 1958 – 25 December 2023) was an American scholar in the field of

international political economy International political economy (IPE) is the study of how politics shapes the global economy and how the global economy shapes politics. A key focus in IPE is on the power of different actors such as nation states, international organizations and ...

. She was a Professor at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public university, public research university and member of the Group of Eight (Australian universities), Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton, A ...

and at

George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by ...

. Her research focused on intellectual property, trade and investment, with a focus on the power structures shaping them.

Education and Career

Sell earned her PhD in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

. While at George Washington University, she was the director of the Institute for Global and International Studies at the

Elliott School of International Affairs The Elliott School of International Affairs (known as the Elliott School or ESIA) is the professional school of international relations, foreign policy, and international development of the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. It is ...

. In 2016, Sell joined the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet, formerly the Regulatory Institutions Network) at the Australian National University. During her career, Sell served on the board of

Geneva Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...

-based IP-Watch and on the Expert Advisory Group for the

United Nations Secretary General The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secr ...

's High-level Panel on Access to Medicines from 2015 to 2016. She was also on the editorial boards of the ''

Review of International Political Economy A review is an evaluation of a publication, product, service, or company or a critical take on current affairs in literature, politics or culture. In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indi ...

'', ''

European Journal of International Relations European, or Europeans, may refer to: In general * ''European'', an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to Europe ** Ethnic groups in Europe ** Demographics of Europe ** European cuisine, the cuisines of Europe and other West ...

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Global Governance Global governance (or world governance) refers to institutions that coordinate the behavior of transnationality, transnational actors, facilitate cooperation, resolve disputes, and alleviate collective action problems. Global governance broadly ...

'', and ''

International Studies Quarterly ''International Studies Quarterly'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of international studies and an official journal of the International Studies Association. It was established in 1959 and is published by Oxford University Press. Ox ...

''.

Books

* ''Power and Ideas: North-South Politics of Intellectual Property and Antitrust'' * ''Intellectual Property Rights: A Critical History'' (written with Christopher May) * ''Who Governs the Globe?'' (co-edited with Deborah D. Avant and Martha Finnemore) * ''Private Power and Public Law: The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights'' * (forthcoming) ''The Global Battle Over Intellectual Property: The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Protection and Enforcement''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sell, Susan K. 1958 births 2023 deaths Australian National University people George Washington University faculty University of California, Berkeley alumni Elliott School of International Affairs faculty