Faculty Affiliate Dr. Rachel Wellhausen

Dr. Rachel Wellhausen is Assistant Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, with courtesy appointments at the McCombs School of Business and the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. Her research in international relations and international political economy focuses on the impact that multinational corporations, financial markets, international institutions, and political risk have on development. She also works on development issues within the United States, particularly regarding American Indian tribes. Rachel has published in the American Political Science Review, International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and other outlets. In her book,The Shield of Nationality: When Governments Break Contracts with Foreign Firms(Cambridge University Press 2015) Rachel uses firm nationality to explain conflicts between host governments and multinational corporations.
Selected Recent Publications:
Leslie Johns and Rachel Wellhausen. 2016. “Under One Roof: Supply Chains and the Protection of Foreign Investment.” American Political Science Review (Forthcoming).
Rachel Wellhausen. 2015. The Shield of Nationality: When Governments Break Contracts with Foreign Firms. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Rachel Wellhausen. 2016. “Recent Trends in Investor-State Dispute Settlement.”Journal of International Dispute Settlement 7(1): 117-135.
Rachel Wellhausen. 2015. “Bondholders v. Direct Investors? Competing Responses to Expropriation.” International Studies Quarterly, 59(4): 750-764.
Rachel Wellhausen. 2015. “Investor-State Disputes: When Can Governments Break Contracts?” Journal of Conflict Resolution 59(2): 239-261.
See Dr. Wellhausen's webpage here and CV here.
Email: rwellhausen@utexas.edu
Selected Recent Publications:
Leslie Johns and Rachel Wellhausen. 2016. “Under One Roof: Supply Chains and the Protection of Foreign Investment.” American Political Science Review (Forthcoming).
Rachel Wellhausen. 2015. The Shield of Nationality: When Governments Break Contracts with Foreign Firms. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Rachel Wellhausen. 2016. “Recent Trends in Investor-State Dispute Settlement.”Journal of International Dispute Settlement 7(1): 117-135.
Rachel Wellhausen. 2015. “Bondholders v. Direct Investors? Competing Responses to Expropriation.” International Studies Quarterly, 59(4): 750-764.
Rachel Wellhausen. 2015. “Investor-State Disputes: When Can Governments Break Contracts?” Journal of Conflict Resolution 59(2): 239-261.
See Dr. Wellhausen's webpage here and CV here.
Email: rwellhausen@utexas.edu