Adelle Blackett, McGill University

Research

transnational labour law emancipation law and development international economic law history of labour and capital global social justice substantive equality human rights

Latest funding

Transnational Labour Law
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$400,000
Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law and Development
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$1,400,000

All 2 grants and awards

Transnational Labour Law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Blackett, Adelle

$400,000

Canada Research Chair in Transnational Labour Law and Development

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Blackett, Adelle

Keywords: transnational labour law; law and development; international economic law; history of labour and capital; global social justice; substantive equality; human rights; citizenship at work; collective autonomy; third world approaches to international law; counter-hegemonic globalization; emancipation

$1,400,000

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: transnational labour law Dear Professor Blackett, 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 transnational labour law 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 "Transnational Labour Law" (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]