Anu Bradford
Legal scholar of global technology regulation and the Brussels Effect
A Columbia Law School professor who studies how the United States, European Union and China govern technology markets. Her Brussels Effect framework explains how European rules can become global standards through market pressure.
Key arguments & positions
- Studies how the United States, European Union and China use different legal and political models to govern digital technology and AI.
- Argues that access to a large market can give European rules global influence when companies adopt one compliance standard across jurisdictions — the “Brussels Effect.”
Accomplishments
- Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organization at Columbia Law School and director of its European Legal Studies Center.
- Developed the Brussels Effect framework for understanding the European Union's influence on global markets.
- Author of Digital Empires (2023), comparing American, Chinese and European approaches to governing technology companies.
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