Swati Srivastava
Swati Srivastava is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Purdue University. She received her doctorate in political science from Northwestern University, where she held affiliations with the Buffett Institute for Global Studies and the Center for Legal Studies. Her research has received awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Andrew Mellon Foundation, American Council of Learned Societies, and International Studies Association.
Srivastava researches power in global governance, especially public-private relations between governments, corporations, and NGOs. Her forthcoming book, Hybrid Sovereignty in World Politics (Cambridge University Press), examines the English East India Company, Blackwater, the International Chamber of Commerce, and Amnesty International. Her latest research evaluates the political power and responsibility of Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook.
Economic History Series
Corporate Sovereigns and the Emergence of State Sovereignty: A Closer Look at the East India Company
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Democratize Work
An excerpt from a new book, Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy, advocates democratizing firms and decommodifying work.
Antitrust and Competition
Antitrust Enforcement, Inflation and Corporate Greed: What do we know?
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Antitrust and Competition
Data is Abundant But is it Accessible to Researchers?
Despite the wide availability of data, ensuring independent access to data sources has never been more crucial. How can researchers engage in...
Antitrust and Competition
Private Labels in Online Marketplaces
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Antitrust and Competition
Bolsonaro’s reelection may become a setback for ESG in Brazil
Social pressures, market forces and elected leaders influence corporate decisions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Journalist Stephanie Tondo examines the...
