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Professor Jefferey Sellers focuses on comparative politics, emphasizing urban regional political economy, multi-level governance, and environmental law and policy. His research centers on comparative analysis of institutions and state-society relations from a 'bottom-up' perspective, particularly relating to cities and communities. Initially concentrating on Europe and North America, his work now spans a global scope, analyzing a systematic international database of local governance institutions and civic organizations. Sellers leads an extensive international collaborative study of metropolitan politics and governance, exploring urbanization trajectories in China and India. His recent projects examine the comparative analysis of subnational variations and the politics of development in distressed neighborhoods in Los Angeles. His research is supported by several prominent organizations, including the U.S. National Science Foundation and the French National Center for Scientific Research.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
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