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Dr Pamela Robinson  


Dr Pamela Robinson
Position:ESRC Post Doctoral Fellow
School:Social Sciences
Research Group:Global Political Economy (GPE)

Telephone:+44 (0)29 208 75332
Extension:75332
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Address:Room 2.05, 59 Park Place

Qualifications

  • PhD, Thesis: Are UK supermarkets socially responsible? A case study analysis of labour codes of conduct in a global banana chain, Cardiff University, 2008

  • MSc (Distinction) in Social Science Research Methods, Cardiff University, 2004

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing, 1998

  • MBA in Business Administration, Henley Management College/Brunel University, 1993

  • BA (Hons) in Textile Management, Leeds University, 1982

Research Interests

Pamela has research interests in global political economy, corporate social responsibility and governance. Particularly in relation to self-regulation in global supply chains: labour codes of conduct, international framework agreements (IFAs) and fair-trade, and the role of trade unions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and social movements in promoting social justice.

Additional Information

Currently developing grant proposals to undertake qualitative studies of governance structures and labour codes of conduct in global supply chains, chiefly:

1) The Indian-United Kingdom (UK) garment supply chain

2) The Colombian-UK cut flower supply chain, in association with the Javeriana University, Bogotá.