Annelies Goger
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Ph.D. Candidate Research Assistant Advisor: John Pickles I am interested in economic geography, global production networks, labor, regulation, and political economies of development. My dissertation research focuses on ethical trade initiatives in the Sri Lankan clothing industry and examines how context-specific factors, including institutional networks, factory locations, and gender relations, shape the forms and practices of these initiatives. Engaging the global value chains literatures and apparel industry ethnographies in conversation, I am investigating how “ethical” and “responsible” are conceptualized and practiced from a multi-scalar perspective. I received a Bachelor's degree from Brandeis University in sociology in 1999 and a Master's degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California at Berkeley in 2003. At UC Berkeley, I was a researcher for Karen Chapple's study of upward mobility in information technology, Promising Futures. I have professional experience in policy research, affordable housing, and environmental justice. Before returning to academia in 2006, I spent nearly three years as a policy analyst and training provider with Social Policy Research Associates, specializing in U.S. employment, training, and trade adjustment assistance programs. I have been a Research Assistant with the Global Apparel Project, funded by the National Science Foundation, since 2006. I am grateful to have received support for my research and studies from: |
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