R:ETRO Seminar Series
Reputation: Ethics, Trust, and Relationships at OxfordOxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation
Saïd Business School Dear All,Please join us online on Monday, 17 October, at 4pm BST, for the first R:ETRO seminar of this term, hosted by the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation.Tricia Olsen (University of Denver) will be giving a paper entitled "Seeking Justice: Access to Remedy for Corporate Human Rights Abuse."
Abstract:
Corporate wrongdoing is ubiquitous today. Yet, we know little about when victims have access to remedy. In this talk, Olsen shares findings from her forthcoming book, in which she explores victims' varying experiences in seeking remedy mechanisms for corporate human rights abuse. The book puts forward a novel theory about the possibility of productive contestation and explores governance outcomes for victims of corporate human rights abuse across Latin America. This foundation informs the "varieties of remedy" approach or three pathways that victims can use to press for their rights: working within the institutional environment, capitalizing on corporate characteristics, and elevating voices. In the book, Olsen challenges the common assumptions in the governance gap literature and argues, instead, that greater democratic practices can emerge from productive contestation. This book brings to bear tough questions about the trade-offs associated with economic growth and conflicting values around human dignity-questions that are very salient today, as citizens around the globe contemplate the type of democratic and economic systems that might better prepare us for tomorrow.
Click here to register.I hope to see many of you there!All the best,Rita------------------------------
Rita Mota
Assistant Professor
ESADE Business School
Barcelona
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