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Email

kmac@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor, Public Policy
School of Social and Political Sciences
Education
PhD
University of Oxford
Masters (Research)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0003-2372-0775

A/Prof Kate Macdonald

Associate Professor, Public Policy
School of Social and Political Sciences

87 Scholarly works
11 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Meanings and practices of accountability in the international development sector: The limits of “vernacularization” in rural Cambodia
    DOI: 10.1111/dpr.70072
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Chapter 1 "Two Countries, Three Industries, Ten Stories" in Tim Connor, Annie Delaney, Fiona Haines, Kate Macdonald and Shelley Marshall, 2025, Global Business and Local Struggle, Reimagining Non-Judicial Remedy for Human Rights, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
    DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6573098
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Global Business and Local Struggle: Chapter 7, Key Findings
    DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6595282
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Global Business and Local Struggle: Chapter 4, 'NJMs as Interventions in Fields of Struggle'
    DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6619718
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Domestic Politics, States & the Guiding Principles: Insights From Indonesia
  • 2023

    Research grants (international)

    Understanding Social Participation and Inclusion in Jurisdictional Approaches to Sustainable Environmental Management\202F
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Scaling-Up the Impact of Voluntary Sustainability Standards
Kate Macdonald

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Global Business and Local Struggle: Chapter 5, 'NJMs as Community Leverage against Business Power'
    DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6672139
  • 2025

    Book

    Global Business and Local Struggle
    DOI: 10.1017/9781009529389
  • 2025

    Book

    Global Business and Local Struggle Reimagining Non-Judicial Remedy for Human Rights
    DOI: 10.1017/9781009529389
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    The efficacy of market-driven voluntary governance mechanisms for decent work
    DOI: 10.4337/9781035300907.00040
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Citizen Science, Social Quality, and Environmental Protection: An Australian Perspective
    DOI: 10.3167/IJSQ.2024.140206
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Jurisdictional approaches to sustainable agro-commodity governance: The state of knowledge and future research directions
    DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2024.100227

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Corporate Sustainability Reporting Standards Interpretation in Indonesia
  • 2020

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Scaling-Up the Impact of Voluntary Sustainability Standards

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