Rachel Wellhausen

Rachel Wellhausen is a Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, with a courtesy appointment in the Business, Government, and Society Department at the McCombs School of Business. She holds affiliations with the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, the Center for European Studies, and Native American Indigenous Studies. Her research focuses on international political economy, examining multinational corporations, political risk, global waste trade, and international investment law.

• Ph.D., Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• M.Sc., European Political Economy: Transition, London School of Economics
• B.A., Economics, English, and Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Arizona

Her work addresses developing nations' policy flexibility under globalization and how market actors manage political risks. She investigates data sovereignty in Native American communities, environmental implications of trade policies, and sovereignty constraints through global value chains. Her publications span top journals in political science and international relations.

She received the Best Book Award from the International Political Economy Society (2015-2017), the Michael Wallerstein Award (2016), and the Mancur Olson Award (2011-2012). Her research is supported by the National Science Foundation, Federal Reserve, and Research Council of Norway.

• Associate Editor, American Political Science Review
• Steering Committee, International Political Economy Society
• Faculty Research Director, Innovations for Peace and Development Lab