The Pentland Centre is hosting a seminar on Justice in (garment) supply chains: Critically reflecting on novel creative approaches for theorizing worker voice and decent work.
The overarching question guiding this seminar is: How can we, as academic researchers, come to responsibly know and impact the lives of those people who are at the heart of our research on justice in global supply chains? Building on this question, Dr Victoria Stephens (University of Manchester) will reflect on previous and current collaborative research around ‘worker voice’ and ‘Decent Work’ in garment supply chains, exploring the possibilities offered by non-traditional philosophical perspectives and creative approaches to theorizing.
In particular, the seminar draws on Dr Victoria Stephens’ recently published work using Recognition Theory to theorize worker voice, examining what it can mean to produce meaningful theory on modern slavery and justice in complex supply chains. She will also share current research that uses critical discourse analysis to problematize the justice implications of the Decent Work Agenda.

NB: The seminar runs from 11:00-12:00 in FUR- Furness LT 3 and on Teams. 

All welcome - registration required.

Please register below - registrations close Friday 16 May 2025. Please contact pentlandcentre@lancaster.ac.uk for queries re booking after that date.

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Dr Victoria Stephens is a lecturer in sustainable supply chain management in the Fashion Business and Technology group at the University of Manchester. Her research interests centre on the nature and role of knowledge production routines in addressing issues of unsustainability and injustice for human and non-human stakeholders, particularly in the context of the management of global supply chains. Her work in this area has been published in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, and the International Journal of Operations and Production Management.

Health & Safety and access information:

• In order to safeguard everyone's health, if you test positive for Covid-19 before the event, or are feeling unwell in any way, please don't attend (and please let us know).
• The room is on the first floor, accessible via lift, flat, wheelchair accessible and has an induction loop. There is a wheelchair accessible toilet nearby.
• Accessible parking - there is accessible parking on Library Avenue (with LEC building).

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