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Title: Dr. Job Title: Innogen Deputy Co-Director Tel: +44 (0) 1908 653422 Fax: +44 (0) 1908 654825 Email: p.t.robbins@open.ac.uk Building: ESRC Innogen Centre, Development Policy and Practice Group, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Room Number:
Peter Robbins obtained a BSc in psychology from Guilford College (USA), followed by an MSc and PhD in sociology from the London School of Economics. After having taught sociology at the University of Reading, and in the Institute of Water & Environment at Cranfield University, Peter joined Development Policy and Practice (DPP) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics (INNOGEN) in 2004.
Peter is an Innogen Deputy Co-Director and a Senior Lecturer in Development Studies and Genomics based at The Open University
Robbins, P. T. and Huzair, F. (2011) 'Exploring Central and Eastern Europe’s Biotechnology Landscape', Springer.
Porporato, M. and Robbins, P.T. (2010) 'Privatisation and Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies: What Happend to Aguas Argentinas, S.A.?', International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2(3/4): 187-209
Chataway, J. Robbins, P.T. and Smith, J. (2009) 'New Approaches to Participation', Ch 19 in Wilson G., et al., eds. Environment, Development and Sustainability, Oxford University Press, pp. 194-202
Huzair, F., and Robbins, P. (2008) 'Life Sciences Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe: Conceptual Frameworks and Contributions', Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2, Article 1
Robbins, P., and Huzair, F. (2008) 'Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe: An Editorial', Studies in Ethics, Law, and Technology: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2, Article 7
Robbins, P. T. (2007) 'The reflexive engineer: perceptions of integrated development', Journal of International Development, Vol.19, Issue 1, pp.99-100
Robbins, P. T. and Crow, B. (2007) 'Engineering and development: interrogating concepts and practices', Journal of International Development, Vol.19, Issue 1, pp.75-82
Cook, G., Robbins, P. T. and Elisa, P. (2006) 'Words of mass destruction: British newspaper coverage of the genetically modified food debate, expert and non-expert reactions', Public Understanding of Science, Vol.15, pp. 5-29
Robbins, P.T. (2004) 'Global Visions and Globalizing Corporations: An Analysis of Images and Texts from Fortune Global 500 Companies', Sociological Research Online, Vol.9, Issue 2
Cook, G., Pieri, E. and Robbins, P.T. (2004) 'The Scientists Think and the Public Feels: Expert Perceptions of the Discourse of GM Food', Discourse & Society, Vol.15, Issue 2, pp.433-449
Robbins, P.T., Pieri, E. and Cook, G. (2004) 'GM Scientists and the Politics of the Risk Society', in Haugestad, A. and JD Wulfhorst, eds. Future as Fairness, Amsterdam and New York, Rodopi
Robbins, P.T. (2003) 'Transnational corporations and the discourse of water privatization', Journal of International Development, Vol.15, Issue 8, pp.1073-1082
Sklair, L. and Robbins, P.T. (2002) 'Global capitalism and major corporations from the Third World', Third World Quarterly, Vol.23, Issue 1, pp.81-100
Robbins, PT (2001) Greening the Corporation, London, Earthscan.
Robbins, PT (2001) Sociology of Development, London, University of London Press.
Peter is involved in the following Innogen projects:
Peter’s research interests span three areas. The first concerns transnational corporations’ (TNCs) responses to environmental challenges. In particular he focuses on corporate cultures (traditional and social-environmental), green management styles, environmental regulatory systems (North America, Europe and Asia compared), and social auditing. They are explored in his book Greening the Corporation (London, Earthscan, 2001). ??Related to, and building on this work, Peter’s second area of interest is in science and technology studies. He has completed three ESRC funded projects. The first (R000223725), from 2001 to 2002, examined the discursive strategies of genetic modification (GM) scientists and the extent to which these convinced or antagonized non-experts. The second (RES000220132), between 2003 and 2004, investigated the GM National Debate, exploring attitudes of publics to GM decision making, especially in relation to the democratization of science and technology. The third (RES-000221626) in 2005 and 2006 investigated the discourse of organic food promotion. ??Peter’s third area of interest concerns notions of reflexive engineering and development especially in relation to synthetic biology as well as water and sanitation. The latter is the subject of a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) grant investigating watershed ecosystems services in Andean and Amazonian Catchments, beginning in late 2010.
Peter has worked in 25 countries across 5 continents, North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. These include Brazil, China, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Tanzania, Turks and Caicos Islands, the United Kingdom, United States and Zimbabwe. He has also supervised PhD research on (former Soviet) Georgia, Ghana, India, Iran, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal and Uganda.
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