Reader in Sociology and Public Policy, Aston University
Gary is a political sociologist with broad research interests in the relationship between business and society with a particular focus on the impact of business political activity over health policy and financial regulation. His work covers the role of multinational corporations in shaping the regulatory architecture of the European Union and European member states, their use of corporate social responsibility practices to influence policy and their use of outsider political strategies and third parties to expand policy conflicts.
Why the UK has no clear party of business
Dec 11, 2019 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Conservative Party is the self-styled party of business. Or at least it was until Boris Johnsons notorious fuck business response to concerns over Brexit. But there is also a longer history to these tensions. Back...
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