Globalization and Private Governance

This research seminar examines the impacts of globalization on attempts to address key social, political, and environmental problems, including climate change, focusing in particular on the roles played by multinational corporations. Topics include: international institutions and agreements and how these affect regulatory standards set by governments; the potential (and limits) of corporate responsibility and sustainability initiatives; the effectiveness of activist campaigns, including consumer boycotts; the impacts of voluntary certification and labelling schemes, such as Fair Trade, and; the prospects for social enterprise and purposeful business.
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