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Michael is Director of the Centre for Development Studies and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in International Development in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. He is also a Research Associate at the Oxford Department of International Development and a Senior Research Fellow at the Earth System Governance Project.
He researches global environmental and health governance with a focus on business power and the politics of global supply chains.
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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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
Senior Research Fellow, Earth System Governance Project
17 Dec 2019 → …
Research Associate, University of Oxford
1 Mar 2017 → …
New Directions Lead Author, Earth System Governance Project
31 Jan 2016 → …
Visiting Scholar, University of California
31 Jul 2011 → 31 May 2012
Research Fellow, Earth System Governance Project
1 Jan 2010 → 17 Dec 2019
Keywords
- JZ International relations
- Global Political Economy
- Environmental and Resource Politics
- Global Commodity Chains
- Business Power and Agency
- South-South Trade
- Transnatonal Activism
- Modern Slavery
- Gold
- Tobacco
- Tea
- Garments
- Jewellery
- India
- Sri Lanka
- Mining
- Private Governance
- Corporations
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Business Power and Climate Policy: Countering: Fossil Fuel Industry Policy Interference
1/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: UK charity
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STOP 2
Gilmore, A., Bloomfield, M., Branston, R., Gallagher, A., Elmitwalli, S., Fitzpatrick, I., Gallagher, A., Hiscock, R., Legg, T., Matthes, B. & Rowell, A.
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Other
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The Future of the Sustainable Development Goals
Sun, Y., Bloomfield, M., Charles, A. & Copestake, J.
1/03/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Other
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Combatting modern slavery through business leadership at the bottom of the supply chain
15/11/17 → 31/03/19
Project: Research council
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Combatting Modern Slavery through Business Leadership at the Bottom of the Supply Chain
Crane, A., Bloomfield, M. & Soundararajan, V.
15/11/17 → 31/03/19
Project: Research council
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Anhedonia, Apathy, Pleasure, and Effort-Based Decision-Making in Adult and Adolescent Cannabis Users and Controls
Skumlien, M., Mokrysz, C., Freeman, T. P., Valton, V., Wall, M. B., Bloomfield, M., Lees, R., Borissova, A., Petrilli, K., Giugliano, M., Clisu, D., Langley, C., Sahakian, B. J., Curran, H. V. & Lawn, W., 19 Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 26, 1, p. 9-19 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Business, power, and private regulatory governance: shaping subjectivities and limiting possibilities in the gold supply chain
Bloomfield, M. & Manchanda, N., 29 Mar 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Regulation and Governance.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring interventions to address unhealthy commodity industry influence on policy
Bertscher, A., Matthes, B., Gilmore, A., Bondy, K., Bloomfield, M. J., Nobles, J., Van Den Akker, A., Dance, S. & Zatonski, M., 27 Apr 2023, p. 457. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Four governance reforms to strengthen the SDGs: A demanding policy vision can accelerate global sustainable development efforts
Biermann, F., Sun, Y., Banik, D., Beisheim, M., Bloomfield, M. J., Charles, A., Chasek, P., Hickmann, T., Pradhan, P. & Sénit, C-A., 15 Sept 2023, In: Science. 381, 6663, p. 1159-1160 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hosting the tobacco industry supply chain and political interference
Hiscock, R., Alaouie, H., Matthes, B., Mehegan, J. & Bloomfield, M. J., 14 Sept 2023, In: Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 9 p., ntad178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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