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We should demand greater social responsibility from businesses, but pressuring them to undertake responsibilities that only governments can address is the wrong way to get there.
People may be more willing to boycott a retailer over an act of injustice that takes place at the store if the source of the story was Black – even if the incident happened to a white person.
The rapid boycott of Russian companies suggests ‘political consumerism’ has become a new normal for people to protest against governments
New Zealand consumers are using boycotts of Russian products as a way to voice their disapproval of the war in Ukraine. But is this the best or only way for individuals to be heard?
Over 300 companies so far have closed stores, reassigned staff or halted sales in Russia in the two weeks since the invasion began.
A tight bubble will likely keep the games from becoming a super-spreader event, but how the hosts will handle outspoken athletes remains a concern.
China has been unfazed by diplomatic boycotts by the west. In Beijing’s eyes, the Olympics still have broad support by many nations and, importantly, corporate sponsors.
Australia has followed the United States in announcing it will send athletes, but no officials, to the winter games in February 2022 - a move unlikely to make much political difference.
Olympic broadcasters can help Canadians support the Uyghurs, Tibetans, pro-democracy advocates and others fighting for their human rights in China by cancelling their Olympic coverage.
Companies are increasingly taking stands on hot-button political issues from LGBT rights to Black Lives Matter. New research shines light on whether and when it can benefit the bottom line.
A scholar of slavery in the British Empire describes the first boycott against sugar made with slave labor in the West Indies.
United Airlines faced a public relations nightmare when they dragged a man off a flight in 2017 – until the blame shifted back to the victim.
Despite the calls for a boycott, millions of Muslims will make the pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the five pillars of Islamic practice.
A major swing to the right and the abstention of a key demographic have bolstered the Israeli leader’s position.
If companies in key industries collectively shunned the Chinese market, that would force China’s leaders to take notice, with less risk of blowback.
Boycotting academic, cultural and sports activities in Israel is an essential part, but total avoidance may not be the most useful political strategy.
“Shaming campaigns” have been successful in attracting attention to transnational issues like inhumane working conditions and environmental degradation. But shaming guilty corporations is only the first step.
The search engine’s founders saw this one coming 20 years ago. So how should they react now?
Academics worldwide are calling for the US president to reconsider the executive order on immigration, which many say is damaging to research collaboration.
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Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London
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Director, China Studies Centre, Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic Research Network, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
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Vice-Chancellor, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer, School of Law, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Law, University of Wollongong
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Universities Australia
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Reader in Marketing and Consumer Research, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Marketing and Sustainability, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor in Organisation Studies, University of Nottingham
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Course Leader, BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London
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Professor Emerita of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Reader (Associate Professor) in Sport Policy and Politics, University of Birmingham
