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Michael is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in International Development in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. He is a Research Associate at the Oxford Department of International Development and a Research Fellow at the Earth System Governance Project.
His research focuses on global environmental politics and the politics of global supply chains.
He consults on the environmental management of extractive industries in both developing and developed countries.
Prior to his current position, Michael was Departmental Lecturer in Global Governance at the University of Oxford. He has also taught at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he completed his PhD in International Relations.
Education/Academic qualification
International Relations, Doctor of Philosophy, London School of Economics
International Relations, Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia
Political Science, Master of Arts, University of Victoria
External positions
Research Associate, University of Oxford
1 Mar 2017 → 28 Feb 2019Research Fellow, Earth System Governance Project
1 Jan 2010 → …Keywords
- JZ International relations
- Global Political Economy
- Environmental and Resource Politics
- Global Commodity Chains
- Business Power and Agency
- South-South Trade
- Transnatonal Activism
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Projects 2017 2019
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Combatting modern slavery through business leadership at the bottom of the supply chain
15/11/17 → 14/03/19
Project: Research council
Research Output 2010 2018
How activism pushes companies to be political
Bloomfield, M. 17 Jan 2018 The ConversationResearch output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open Access
Love and activism
Bloomfield, M. 13 Feb 2018 Bath Business and Society BlogResearch output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Dirty Gold: How Activism Transformed the Jewelry Industry
Bloomfield, M. J. 3 Mar 2017 Cambridge, U. S. A.: MIT Press. 256 p. (Earth System Governance)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Global production networks and activism: can activists change mining practices by targeting brands?
Bloomfield, M. 2017 In : New Political Economy. 22, 6, p. 727-742 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Citations
Tracing Failure of Coral Reef Protection in Nonstate Market-Driven Governance
Bloomfield, M. J. & Schleifer, P. 1 Nov 2017 In : Global Environmental Politics. 17, 4, p. 127-146Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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