BIM Annual Report 2008 - Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für ...
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<strong>BIM</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
Human Rights in Development and Business<br />
Responsibility for Labour Rights in Global Production Networks<br />
Summary<br />
This research project seeks to analyse the impact of the changes in the global economy on the human<br />
rights responsibility of states and companies, particularly in the area of labour rights. To achieve this,<br />
three concepts will be linked: the global production network approach which uncovers the complex<br />
relations of economic and other key actors in production networks; the human rights framework, and<br />
relevant (self-) regulatory regimes broadly covered under the term of “corporate social responsibility“.<br />
The combination of these concepts allows us to map the relations of key actors in global production<br />
networks, including relations of power and responsibility. This theoretical analysis will be enriched by<br />
empirical findings in the apparel and electronics sector in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in<br />
Romania.<br />
Countries<br />
Persons<br />
involved<br />
Austria, Romania<br />
DOC-team<br />
Dissertation and project<br />
supervisors<br />
Karin Lukas<br />
Leonhard Plank<br />
Cornelia Staritz<br />
Wilfried Altzinger (Vienna University of Economics<br />
and Business Administration)<br />
Manfred Nowak (University of Vienna/<strong>BIM</strong>)<br />
Bernhard Ungericht (University of Graz)<br />
Contact person<br />
Karin Lukas, karin.lukas@univie.ac.at<br />
Lead<br />
organisation<br />
<strong>Ludwig</strong> <strong>Boltzmann</strong> <strong>Institut</strong>e<br />
of Human Rights<br />
Partner<br />
organisations<br />
University of Vienna,<br />
Vienna University of<br />
Economics and Business<br />
Administration, University<br />
of Graz<br />
A.U.R – National<br />
Organization of Human<br />
Resources Specialists, RO<br />
Vasile Goldis Western<br />
University, RO<br />
Starting/<br />
-end date<br />
June <strong>2008</strong> to June 2010<br />
Funded by<br />
Austrian Academy of Sciences<br />
Chamber of Labour “Network Science“<br />
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