Rate My Professor Kate Macdonald

Macdonald's research centers on transnational governance and accountability mechanisms, with a particular emphasis on transnational business regulation and accountability within the international development sector. She has been awarded an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT190100736) and a University of Melbourne Faculty Research Grant for 2011-2012. Her influential publications include "Globalising justice within coffee supply chains? Fair Trade, Starbucks and the transformation of supply chain governance" (Third World Quarterly, 2007), "Non-electoral accountability in global politics: strengthening democratic control within the global garment industry" (European Journal of International Law, 2006), "The politics of global supply chains" (2014), and "Private sustainability standards as tools for empowering southern pro-regulatory coalitions? Collaboration, conflict and the pursuit of sustainable palm oil" (Ecological Economics, 2020). With more than 1,668 citations on Google Scholar, her scholarship has made substantial contributions to debates on global economic governance, ethical consumerism, and corporate accountability. Additionally, she has provided research and consultancy services to organizations such as the Forest Stewardship Council, Amnesty International, Oxfam Australia, and ActionAid Australia, and currently serves on the advisory board of the Jubilee Australia Research Foundation.