Anu H. Bradford (née Anu Piilola, born 1975) is a Finnish-American author, law professor, and expert in international trade law. In 2014, she was named the Henry L. Moses Distinguished Professor of Law and International Organization at the Columbia Law School. She is the author of The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World.[2] In 2024, she was awarded the Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research for her book Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology.[3][4]
Anu Bradford | |
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 Bradford in 2018 | |
| Born | Anu Piilola 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Spouse | Travis Bradford[1] |
| Awards | Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research (2024) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | S.J.D., LL.M., Harvard Law School Master of Laws, Licentiate in Laws, University of Helsinki |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Harvard College Brandeis University University of Helsinki Law School University of Chicago Columbia Law School |
Early life and education
editBradford was born and raised in Tampere, Finland.[5] In her native homeland, she earned her L.L.M degree from the University of Helsinki in 2000. She attended Harvard Law School on a Fulbright Scholarship, graduating with another Master of Laws degree from Harvard in 2002. After time in Brussels with the law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton,[6] working on EU competition law, she returned to Harvard and graduated with an S.J.D. degree in 2007.[7]
Career
editIn 2008, Bradford joined the faculty at the University of Chicago as an assistant professor of law.[8] By 2010, she had been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[9] Two years later, Bradford coined the term Brussels effect, which she named after the similar California effect that can be observed within the United States. The Brussels effect refers to the European Union's unilateral ability to regulate global markets.[10] That same year, she joined Columbia Law School as a professor of law and an expert in international trade law.[11]
At Columbia, Bradford holds the Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization chair. She is also a director for the European Legal Studies Center and senior scholar at Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School. Her research and teaching focus on European Union law, international trade law, and comparative and international antitrust law.[12]
Since joining Columbia Law, Bradford co-led a study of Global Competition Laws and Policy with Adam Chilton, building the largest dataset of the world's competition laws, also known as Antitrust laws, that allows researchers, lawyers, journalists, and policymakers to study antitrust policy and regulation of the global economy.[13]
The Brussels Effect
editIn February 2020, Oxford University Press published Bradford's first book, The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World.[14] Essays adapted from the book have appeared in Foreign Affairs[15] and The Wall Street Journal.[16] Reviewing the book for the Financial Times, Alan Beattie wrote, "What is incontrovertible is that the Brussels effect has dominated global economic regulation to an under-appreciated extent. This book will be the definitive reference guide for those wishing to understand".[17] In The Economist, the Charlemagne column, "The parable of the plug," published in the 6 Feb 2020 edition[18] focused on Bradford's new book. Andrew Moravcsik wrote in Foreign Affairs that The Brussels Effect "may well be the single most important book on Europe's global influence to appear in a decade.[19]
Other activities
edit- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[20]
Personal life
editBradford and her husband Travis Bradford have three children.[5]
References
edit- ^ @anubradford (October 14, 2019). "Secrets of the successful dual-career couples via @FT. Interesting question. The secret is to #MarryWell. Thanks to my wonderful husband Travis for equal partnership at work and at home" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Home". Brussels Effect.
- ^ "Anu Bradford wins the 2024 Stein Rokkan Prize with her 'path-breaking' book". International Science Council. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "Anu Bradford wins the 2024 Stein Rokkan Prize with her 'path-breaking' book". European Consortium for Political Research. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Siegel, Nathan (March 13, 2015). "WHAT DOES ANU BRADFORD MEAN FOR WORLD IMMIGRATION?". ozy.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Anu Bradford". World Economic Forum.
- ^ "Anu Bradford". Columbia Law School. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "University of Chicago Law School Announces Additions to Faculty". law.uchicago.edu. June 17, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Anu Bradford". theglobalist.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Beattie, Alan (November 15, 2017). "Why the whole world feels the 'Brussels effect'". Financial Times. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Four Distinguished Scholars to Join Faculty". law.columbia.edu. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Anu Bradford". www.law.columbia.edu.
- ^ "Anu Bradford Co-Leads Groundbreaking Study of Global Competition Laws and Policy". law.columbia.edu. November 7, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World. Oxford University Press. March 2, 2020. ISBN 978-0-19-008858-3.
- ^ Bradford, Anu (April 16, 2020). "When It Comes to Markets, Europe Is No Fading Power" – via www.foreignaffairs.com.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Bradford, Anu (February 7, 2020). "No, Brexit Won't Free the U.K. From EU Regulations" – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ Beattie, Alan (27 January 2020). "The Brussels Effect, by Anu Bradford". Financial Times.
- ^ "The parable of the plug". The Economist. February 6, 2020.
- ^ "The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World". February 11, 2020 – via www.foreignaffairs.com.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.