Author profile: David Birchall, Kishor Dere and Rafael Miranda

David Birchall is Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Business School, based in China. He researches business and human rights with a focus on socio-economic rights and the political economy of human rights resources. He convenes the ‘Human Rights and Political Economy’ group at the Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association.

Kishor Dere is an independent scholar based in India. He has obtained doctorates in international relations, philosophy and law. Business and human rights is one of his areas of interest. He is a researcher in the ‘Human Rights and Political Economy’ group at the Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association.

Rafael de Souza Nascimento Miranda is a specialist in International Business and currently Executive Coordinator of Brazil-European Union Institute and of Jean Monnet Chair at FECAP Business School, Brazil. He is a student in the Graduate Program of International Relations at University of São Paulo (IRI-USP), in the research line International Political Economy, conducting research on Business and Human Rights. He is a researcher in the ‘Human Rights and Political Economy’ group at the Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association.

Business and Human Rights, Poverty and Power: Bridging the Political Economy Gap

Business and human rights arguments have led to gains in corporate accountability and to labour rights in supply chains. However, it is also part of a wider movement that is subject to critique.

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