Diana Rodríguez-Franco is a PhD candidate in sociology at Northwestern University, Illinois and an affiliate researcher at the Center for Law, Justice, and Society (Dejusticia). Her research focuses on the political economy of development, comparative environmental politics, sociology of law, and human rights. She is the author of several articles including 'Dependency Theory' (forthcoming, with James Mahoney) and 'Globalizing Intellectual Property Rights: The Politics of Law and Public Health'.