Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- Business and human rights
- Corporate social responsibility
- United Nations Guiding Principles
- Corporate governance (particularly board diversity, director duties and role of business in society)
- Company law
Public outreach & key achievements
- I am part of an international consortium of researchers working on a WHO-led project examining responsible breastmilk substitute marketing
- My work on the impact of breast cancer cause-related marketing campaigns on the lived experience of those with breast cancer has been used by some of the largest breast cancer charities and supermarkets in the UK to assist in the design of campaigns that give those with breast cancer a ‘voice’ in how their illness is portrayed in national campaigns
- Member of NI Business and Human Rights Forum
- Member of UK Business and Human Rights Network
- Member of Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association
- Member of Global Business and Human Rights Teachers’ Forum
Research students
| PhD area | How Can Human Rights Defenders Themselves Be Defended? |
|---|---|
| Name | Janine Geddis |
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