Kate Grosser
Biographic Data
| ID | 5791567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kate Grosser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kate |
| FAMILY NAME | Grosser |
| SIGNATURE | GROSSER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chatham House |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4112-5999 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Breaking isolation
In this essay we argue that one way to combat the depressing creep of the neoliberal university is to recuperate and re-use consciousness raising (CR) in teaching, administration, research, and engagement. Consciousness-raising can be roughly characterised as first, an apprehending of one’s place in a system, and second, feeling inspired to do something about that system. We propose that CR is an especially helpful way to think about our work in …
Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence and CSR
Gender, business and human rights
This paper contributes to the debate about academic activism in organization studies through an exploration of my engagement with recent international policy‐making relating to gender, business, and human rights. It brings social movement theory to the debate to elucidate how our work as academic activists can be conceived of in terms of social movement strategies with respect to political opportunities, mobilizing structures, and strategic frami…
Imagining new feminist futures
Increasingly it is argued that feminism has been co‐opted by neoliberal agendas: becoming more individualistic and losing touch with its wider social change objectives. The neoliberalization of feminism is driven in part by increased corporate power, including the growing role of corporations in governance arenas, and corporate social responsibility agendas. However, we turn to social movement theory to elucidate strategies that social movements,…
The role of corporate social responsibility in gender mainstreaming
This article investigates the possibilities of corporate social responsibility (CSR) advancing gender mainstreaming. With the expanding role of the private sector in national and global governance systems, the issue of corporate accountability on social (including gender) issues has become increasingly important. We argue that despite some limitations, CSR provides an important new political space where tools for such accountability are being dev…
Economic interdependence in East Asia
Capital and power
Journal Article Capital and power: political economy and social transformation Get access Capital and power: political economy and social transformation. By John Girling. London: Croom Helm. 1987. 226pp. Index. £25.00. ISBN 0 7099 3850 0. Kate Grosser Kate Grosser 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 65, Issue 2, Spring 1989, Page 337, https://doi.org/10.2307/2622109…
South-South economic cooperation
Journal Article South-South economic cooperation: problems and prospects Get access South-South economic cooperation: problems and prospects. By Govind R. Agrawalet al. New Delhi: Radiant. 1987. 263pp. Index. $25.00. ISBN 81 7027 102 9. Kate Grosser Kate Grosser 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 64, Issue 3, Summer 1988, Page 496, https://doi.org/10.2307/2622892 P…
Imagining new feminist futures
Increasingly it is argued that feminism has been co‐opted by neoliberal agendas: becoming more individualistic and losing touch with its wider social change objectives. The neoliberalization of feminism is driven in part by increased corporate power, including the growing role of corporations in governance arenas, and corporate social responsibility agendas. However, we turn to social movement theory to elucidate strategies that social movements,…
Economic interdependence in East Asia
The role of corporate social responsibility in gender mainstreaming
This article investigates the possibilities of corporate social responsibility (CSR) advancing gender mainstreaming. With the expanding role of the private sector in national and global governance systems, the issue of corporate accountability on social (including gender) issues has become increasingly important. We argue that despite some limitations, CSR provides an important new political space where tools for such accountability are being dev…
Gender, business and human rights
This paper contributes to the debate about academic activism in organization studies through an exploration of my engagement with recent international policy‐making relating to gender, business, and human rights. It brings social movement theory to the debate to elucidate how our work as academic activists can be conceived of in terms of social movement strategies with respect to political opportunities, mobilizing structures, and strategic frami…
South-South economic cooperation
Journal Article South-South economic cooperation: problems and prospects Get access South-South economic cooperation: problems and prospects. By Govind R. Agrawalet al. New Delhi: Radiant. 1987. 263pp. Index. $25.00. ISBN 81 7027 102 9. Kate Grosser Kate Grosser 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 64, Issue 3, Summer 1988, Page 496, https://doi.org/10.2307/2622892 P…
Capital and power
Journal Article Capital and power: political economy and social transformation Get access Capital and power: political economy and social transformation. By John Girling. London: Croom Helm. 1987. 226pp. Index. £25.00. ISBN 0 7099 3850 0. Kate Grosser Kate Grosser 1Chatham House Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 65, Issue 2, Spring 1989, Page 337, https://doi.org/10.2307/2622109…
Economic interdependence in East Asia
The role of corporate social responsibility in gender mainstreaming
This article investigates the possibilities of corporate social responsibility (CSR) advancing gender mainstreaming. With the expanding role of the private sector in national and global governance systems, the issue of corporate accountability on social (including gender) issues has become increasingly important. We argue that despite some limitations, CSR provides an important new political space where tools for such accountability are being dev…
Imagining new feminist futures
Increasingly it is argued that feminism has been co‐opted by neoliberal agendas: becoming more individualistic and losing touch with its wider social change objectives. The neoliberalization of feminism is driven in part by increased corporate power, including the growing role of corporations in governance arenas, and corporate social responsibility agendas. However, we turn to social movement theory to elucidate strategies that social movements,…
Gender, business and human rights
This paper contributes to the debate about academic activism in organization studies through an exploration of my engagement with recent international policy‐making relating to gender, business, and human rights. It brings social movement theory to the debate to elucidate how our work as academic activists can be conceived of in terms of social movement strategies with respect to political opportunities, mobilizing structures, and strategic frami…
Sexual Harassment, Sexual Violence and CSR
Breaking isolation
In this essay we argue that one way to combat the depressing creep of the neoliberal university is to recuperate and re-use consciousness raising (CR) in teaching, administration, research, and engagement. Consciousness-raising can be roughly characterised as first, an apprehending of one’s place in a system, and second, feeling inspired to do something about that system. We propose that CR is an especially helpful way to think about our work in …
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political economy (3 works)