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Picture of a hand in a blue glove holding up a small vaccine sample in a glass bottle

Minju Jung

The Determinants of Policy Decisions in GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.

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A customer paying for a purchase in a shop using a debit card.

Edward Pemberton

The Domestic Politics of Global Consumption.

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Katie Pruszynski

Truth Matters? A study of lying and the truth in political communication, and its impact on public trust in politics.

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Remi Edwards

Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility: Exploring the potential of worker-driven alternatives in supply chains.

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Charline Sempéré

Women and Unfree Labour: A Feminist Political Economy Account.

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Shizhi Zhang

The Return of China: Historicising China in the Global Economy'.

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