Education:
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Expertise:
International trade, business and human rights, business in conflict zones, economic growth and human rights, global corporate social responsibility
Background:
Susan Ariel Aaronson is Associate Research Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University, teaching in the Elliott School International Affairs and the School of Business. She also works as a consultant for various organizations including the International Labour Organization, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Free the Slaves, and the U.S. Government and private companies. Dr. Aaronson is the author of 6 books and numerous articles on trade, investment, development, human rights, and global corporate social responsibility issues. Her most recent book, Trade Imbalance: The Struggle to Weigh Human Rights in Trade Policymaking, has just been published by Cambridge University Press, and has already been reviewed in Financial Times and other journals.
Dr. Aaronson is an active scholar who has received over 30 grants for her research from foundations such as the Ford, UN, Rockefeller, and Levi-Strauss Foundations, as well as corporations such as Pfizer, Intel, and Starbucks. She is also dedicated to encouraging a broad debate about globalization. In this regard, she wrote the first high school primers on trade (Trade is Everybody's Business) and is a frequent speaker on globalization issues. From 1995-1999, she was a commentator for "All Things Considered," "Marketplace," and "Morning Edition." Dr. Aaronson is a pro bono consultant to John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations, and she serves on the advisory board of www.business-humanrights.org.
Courses Taught:
Hist 250 History of International Systems: International Trade
MBAd 260 Business and Public Policy
SMPP 290 NGO Strategy and Sustainability: Human Rights and Poverty NGOs
Last update: 10/3/2007
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