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Susan K. Sell

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Professor Susan K. Sell

Susan K. Sell (22 November 1958 – 25 December 2023) was an American scholar in the field of international political economy.[1] She was a Professor at the Australian National University and at George Washington University.[2] Her research focused on intellectual property, trade and investment, with a focus on the power structures shaping them.[3][4][5]

Education and Career

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Sell earned her PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley.[6] While at George Washington University, she was the director of the Institute for Global and International Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs.[2] In 2016, Sell joined the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet, formerly the Regulatory Institutions Network) at the Australian National University.[6]

During her career, Sell served on the board of Geneva-based IP-Watch and on the Expert Advisory Group for the United Nations Secretary General's High-level Panel on Access to Medicines from 2015 to 2016.[7] She was also on the editorial boards of the Review of International Political Economy, European Journal of International Relations, Global Governance, and International Studies Quarterly.[8]

Books

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  • Power and Ideas: North-South Politics of Intellectual Property and Antitrust[9]
  • Intellectual Property Rights: A Critical History (written with Christopher May)[10]
  • Who Governs the Globe? (co-edited with Deborah D. Avant and Martha Finnemore)[11]
  • Private Power and Public Law: The Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights[12]
  • (forthcoming) The Global Battles Over Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement: Cat and Mouse

References

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  1. ^ "Susan K. Sell - Winners and losers in the Global Political Economy". Global Governance Futures. 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "In Memoriam: Susan K. Sell, Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs". Elliot 360. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Renewed push by Professor Susan Sell for Australia to back call to waiver COVID-19 vaccine patent". The Canberra Times. 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Calls intensify for Australia to produce mRNA vaccines". ABC News Radio. 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Patents, profits and pandemics". Cooperadio - The Global Cooperation Podcast. 23 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Susan K. Sell". GW Department of Political Science. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  7. ^ "21st Century Capitalism - A tribute to Susan Sell". ANU Policy Brief. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Susan K. Sell". Institute for New Economic Thinking. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  9. ^ Sell, Susan K. (1998). Power and Ideas: North-South Politics of Intellectual Property and Antitrust (1st ed.). SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791435762.
  10. ^ May, Christopher; Sell, Susan K. (2005). Intellectual Property Rights: A Critical History. Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 9781588263636.
  11. ^ Avant, Deborah D.; Finnemore, Martha; Sell, Susan K. (2010). Who Governs the Globe?. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780511845369.
  12. ^ Sell, Susan K. (2003). Private Power, Public Law. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780511491665.