Specialization:
Technology, Regulatory Governance, Science-Policy Interface, Environmental Justice, Political Economy
Education:
BA, International Relations, German, French, University of Redlands, USA (2010)
MA, Global Studies, Universität Leipzig, Germany (2016)
MS, Global Studies, Roskilde University, Denmark (2016)
Bio:
Brett’s research focuses on the behavior of transnational corporations in the age of globalization. His work broadly examines how corporate actors wield power and exert influence. His dissertation project examines the governance of big data technologies, the commodification of behavioral data, and the global rise of algorithmic governmentality.
Publications:
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Aho, B., & Duffield, R. (2020). Beyond surveillance capitalism: Privacy, regulation and big data in Europe and China. Economy and Society, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/03085147.2019.1690275
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Aho, B. (2020). Violence and the Chemicals Industry: Reframing Regulatory Obstructionism. Public Health Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1093/phe/phaa004
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Aho, B. (2017). Disrupting regulation: understanding industry engagement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Science and Public Policy, 44(5), 698-706. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scx004
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Aho, B. (2015) Intercultural Transfers and the Making of the Modern World. [Review of the book Intercultural Transfers and the Making of the Modern World, 1800–2000: Sources and Contexts, by T. Adam]. Connections. Retrievable from http://www.hsozkult.de/publicationreview/id/rezbuecher-17658
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Aho, B. (2015) Mediating the Global. [Review of the book Mediating the Global. Expatria's Forms and Consequences in Kathmandu, by H. Hindman] H-Net. Retrievable from https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=43846