All Outputs (77)

Growing evidence of the interconnections between modern slavery, environmental degradation, and climate change (2021)
Journal Article
Decker Sparks, J. L., Boyd, D. S., Jackson, B., Ives, C. D., & Bales, K. (2021). Growing evidence of the interconnections between modern slavery, environmental degradation, and climate change. One Earth, 4(2), 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.01.015

The modern slavery–environmental degradation–climate change nexus may threaten the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Globally, approximately 12.2 million workers are entrapped in modern slavery in environmentally degrading acti... Read More about Growing evidence of the interconnections between modern slavery, environmental degradation, and climate change.

What works to end modern slavery? A review of evidence on policy and interventions in the context of markets (2021)
Report
Lerigo-Stephens, H., & Schwarz, K. (2021). What works to end modern slavery? A review of evidence on policy and interventions in the context of markets. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research

What works to end modern slavery? A review of evidence on policy and interventions in the context of crisis (2020)
Report
Davy, D., Schwarz, K., Baumeister, H., Valverde-Cano, A., & Peake, K. (2020). What works to end modern slavery? A review of evidence on policy and interventions in the context of crisis. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research

What works to end modern slavery? A review of evidence on policy and interventions in the context of justice (2020)
Report
Schwarz, K., Valverde-Cano, A., & Baumeister, H. (2020). What works to end modern slavery? A review of evidence on policy and interventions in the context of justice. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research

After Enslavement Ends: Ensuring Redress for Victims (2020)
Book Chapter
Schwarz, K. (2020). After Enslavement Ends: Ensuring Redress for Victims. In K. Bales, & Z. Trodd (Eds.), The Antislavery Usable Past: History’s Lessons for How We End Slavery Today (133-156). Rights Lab, University of Nottingham

Picturing and Voicing Enslavement: Language and Representation (2020)
Book Chapter
SCHWARZ, K. (2020). Picturing and Voicing Enslavement: Language and Representation. In K. Bales, & Z. Trodd (Eds.), The Antislavery Usable Past: History’s Lessons for How We End Slavery Today (78-95). The Rights Lab

Assessing the forced labor risk of US fruit and vegetable commodities (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tichenor Blackstone, N., Benoit Norris, C., Robbins, T., Jackson, B., & Sparks, J. L. D. (2020). Assessing the forced labor risk of US fruit and vegetable commodities. In U. Eberle, S. Smetana, & U. Bos (Eds.), Proceedings 12th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment of Food LCAFood2020: 13-16 October 2020, Berlin Virtually, German (315-320)

Studies on sustainable food consumption to date have largely focused on promoting human health within ecological limits. Much less attention has been paid to social sustainability, in part because of limited data and models. The aim of this research... Read More about Assessing the forced labor risk of US fruit and vegetable commodities.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Criminal Exploitation (2020)
Report
Brewster, B. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Criminal Exploitation. UKRI

Interim research briefing, Oct 2020

Tracking the Implementation Gap: Empirically Assessing the Translation of International Antislavery Commitments in Domestic Legislation Globally (2020)
Journal Article
SCHWARZ, K., & Allain, J. (2020). Tracking the Implementation Gap: Empirically Assessing the Translation of International Antislavery Commitments in Domestic Legislation Globally. Statelessness & Citizenship Review, 2(1), 159-166

Ending slavery by decarbonisation? Exploring the nexus of modern slavery, deforestation, and climate change action via REDD+ (2020)
Journal Article
Jackson, B., & Decker Sparks, J. L. (2020). Ending slavery by decarbonisation? Exploring the nexus of modern slavery, deforestation, and climate change action via REDD+. Energy Research and Social Science, 69, Article 101610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101610

Activities involving the deforestation are high-risk for modern slavery, and is an issue which has global consequences for forest environments and communities. Despite this, little work is being done to eradicate modern slavery from these sectors. An... Read More about Ending slavery by decarbonisation? Exploring the nexus of modern slavery, deforestation, and climate change action via REDD+.

Energy and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Household perceptions of improved cookstoves (2020)
Book Chapter
Jewitt, S., Atagher, P., Clifford, M., Ray, C., & Sesan, T. (2020). Energy and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Household perceptions of improved cookstoves. In T. Haller, & C. Zingerli (Eds.), Towards Shared Research: Participatory and Integrative Approaches in Researching African Environments – Opportunities, Challenges, Actualities in Natural and Social Sciences (91-124). Transcript Verlag

Around 2.7 billion people globally and 80% of households in Sub-Saharan Africa rely on solid biomass fuels for cooking and heating. This results in high levels of exposure to household air pollution (HAP); the second most common cause of death in eas... Read More about Energy and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Household perceptions of improved cookstoves.

Antislavery in domestic legislation: An empirical analysis of national prohibition globally (2020)
Report
Schwarz, K., & Allain, J. (2020). Antislavery in domestic legislation: An empirical analysis of national prohibition globally. University of Nottingham

Investment and human rights in armed conflict: charting an elusive intersection (2019)
Book
Davitti, D. (2019). Investment and human rights in armed conflict: charting an elusive intersection. Oxford: Hart Publishing

This book analyses the way in which international human rights law (IHRL) and international investment law (IIL) are deployed – or fail to be deployed – in conflict countries within the context of natural resources extraction. It specifically analyse... Read More about Investment and human rights in armed conflict: charting an elusive intersection.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient education in preventing and reducing the incidence or recurrence of adult diabetes foot ulcers (DFU) (2018)
Journal Article
Adiewere, P., Gillis, R. B., Imran Jiwani, S., Meal, A., Shaw, I., & Adams, G. G. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient education in preventing and reducing the incidence or recurrence of adult diabetes foot ulcers (DFU). Heliyon, 4(5), Article e00614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00614

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) states that diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are associated with disability, death among patients with diabetes and substantial costs, if not prevented or managed effectively. The aim here is to examine the... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient education in preventing and reducing the incidence or recurrence of adult diabetes foot ulcers (DFU).

Gender inequalities in the City of London advertising industry (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, A., & Crewe, L. (2018). Gender inequalities in the City of London advertising industry. Environment and Planning A, 50(3), 671-688. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X17749731

This paper explores gender relations in the City of London advertising industry. It argues that the gender imbalance in the highest ranking positions and the stifled career progression of women in the industry are a result of social, structural and i... Read More about Gender inequalities in the City of London advertising industry.

Litigating Cross-Border Intellectual Property Disputes in the EU Private International Law Framework (2017)
Book Chapter
Torremans, P. (2017). Litigating Cross-Border Intellectual Property Disputes in the EU Private International Law Framework. In P. Beaumont, M. Danov, K. Trimmings, & B. Yüksel (Eds.), Cross-Border Litigation in Europe (655-670). Oxford, UK: Hart Publishing

Earth observation for citizen science validation, or citizen science for earth observation validation? The role of quality assurance of volunteered observations (2017)
Journal Article
Leibovici, D. G., Williams, J., Rosser, J. F., Hodges, C., Chapman, C., Higgins, C., & Jackson, M. J. (2017). Earth observation for citizen science validation, or citizen science for earth observation validation? The role of quality assurance of volunteered observations. Data, 2(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/data2040035

Environmental policy involving citizen science (CS) is of growing interest. In support of this open data stream of information, validation or quality assessment of the CS geo-located data to their appropriate usage for evidence-based policy making ne... Read More about Earth observation for citizen science validation, or citizen science for earth observation validation? The role of quality assurance of volunteered observations.

Cheshire, North & Fawcett: Private International Law (2017)
Book
Torremans, P., & Fawcett, J. (2017). P. Torremans, & J. Fawcett (Eds.). Cheshire, North & Fawcett: Private International Law. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press

Connecting community through film in ITE English (2017)
Book Chapter
McIntyre, J., & Jones, S. (2017). Connecting community through film in ITE English. In D. Stevens, & K. Lockney (Eds.), Students, places and identities in English and the arts. Routledge

This chapter offers a critical exploration of the work of beginning teachers of secondary English at the University of Nottingham, who have been involved, alongside their own pupils, in a series of film-making projects which have taken place annually... Read More about Connecting community through film in ITE English.

Managing social responsibility in Chinese agriculture supply chains through the “a company + farmers” model (2017)
Journal Article
Fu, S., Zhan, Y., & Tan, K. H. (in press). Managing social responsibility in Chinese agriculture supply chains through the “a company + farmers” model. European Business Review, 29(3), https://doi.org/10.1108/EBR-01-2016-0012

Purpose:Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has received a large amount of attention in research and in practice. As a response to the growing awareness of and concern about social and environmental issues, an increasing number of companies are int... Read More about Managing social responsibility in Chinese agriculture supply chains through the “a company + farmers” model.