Cor­por­ate Polit­ic­al Respons­ibility in The­ory and Prac­tice

Course content

The Course will address questions as to what responsibilities Corporate Political Responsibility brings, why, how and with what implications and consequences? 

The Course will critically review different conceptions of Corporate Political Responsibility in the theoretical literatures, particularly to consider the ways in which these relate to / differ from broader corporate social responsibility theory, and to consider the normative aspects of corporate claims to be taking political responsibility. One particular conception of Corporate Political Responsibility (e.g. Corporate Citizenship) will be examined in-depth. The Course will examine particular issue areas in which questions of Corporate Political Responsibility do, or potentially, apply: e.g. lobbying, taxation, governance responsibility in global value chains. It will examine public and private institutions in which Corporate Political Responsibility takes place.