Burkard Eberlein, York University

Research

global sustainability standards business-government relations global value chains private governance corporate social responsibility transnational governance mining soybean

Latest funding

Global sustainability standards in national context: comparing business-government interactions in Argentina, Brazil and Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$98,146
Global sustainability standards in national context: comparing business-government interactions in Argentina, Brazil and Canada
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$72,972
Competing, coordinating, co-opting: interactions in transnational business regulation
SSHRC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$200,000

All 4 grants and awards

Global sustainability standards in national context: comparing business-government interactions in Argentina, Brazil and Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Eberlein, Burkard

Keywords: global sustainability standards; business-government relations; global value chains; private governance; corporate social responsibility; transnational governance; mining; soybean

$98,146

Global sustainability standards in national context: comparing business-government interactions in Argentina, Brazil and Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Eberlein, Burkard

Keywords: global sustainability standards; business-government relations; global value chains; private governance; corporate social responsibility; transnational governance; mining; soybean

$72,972

Competing, coordinating, co-opting: interactions in transnational business regulation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Wood, Stepan

Keywords: transnational business regulation; forms of interaction; dynamics of interaction; transnational governance; private governance; codes of conduct; standards

$200,000

International standard-setting for corporate reporting: the legitimacy of private global governance and congruence with domestic standard-setting processes

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Eberlein, Burkard

Keywords: corporate reporting; global governance; private governance; standard-setting

$58,300

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: global sustainability standards Dear Professor Eberlein, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on global sustainability standards connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Global sustainability standards in national context: comparing business-government interactions in Argentina, Brazil and Canada" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]