Dr Brian Garvey
Reader
Work, Employment and Organisation
Personal statement
My current research investigates local and global tensions regarding labour, land use and commodification of natural resources.聽 I have a particular interest in Scottish land reform, mineral prospecting in Ireland and the territorial demarcations and resistance by agrarian, traditional and indigenous communities in the Global South.聽 I currently work closely with academics and civil society organisations in Scotland, Europe, Africa, Brazil and Latin America and share an ambition to challenge Eurocentric and colonial paradigms in our collective research. I am co-founder of the Centre for the Political Economy of Labour, which seeks to reflect this ambition in its praxis.聽
Prize And Awards
- Recipient
- 7/2024
- Recipient
- 2003
Publications
- Holgate J, , Mrozowicki Adam
- Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research (2026)
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- Direitos Humanos no Brasil 2026. (2026) (2026)
- , Quinn Caoimhe,
- Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research (2026)
- Alfinito Ana,
- Cambridge Handbook of Illegal Markets (2026) (2026)
- Tens玫es Mundiais Vol 22, pp. 403-408 (2026)
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- Trabalho, Territ贸rios e Pol铆ticas P煤blicas no Brasil. (2026) (2026)
Teaching
At the Department of Work, Employment and Organisation, I teach on several undergraduate and MSc courses and focus on labour, migration, organisational strategies and collective resistance linked to globalised commodity chains and extractive industries. I have supervised PhD and post doctoral studies on south-south migration, pesticide harm, forestry and land reform, labour organisation and gender, and community repsonses to dispoessession and deindustrialisation.聽 I welcome interest from potential PhD candidates on any of the broad themes of my research.
Professional Activities
- Participant
- 4/5/2027
- Member of programme committee
- 21/10/2026
- Participant
- 7/9/2026
- Organiser
- 31/5/2026
- Keynote/plenary speaker
- 21/5/2026
- Organiser
- 2/5/2026
Projects
- Garvey, Brian (Co-investigator) Sambajee, Pratima (Principal Investigator)
- Research Excellence Award three year studentship
- 01-Jan-2026
- Vasquez Pistorio, Bianca (Project Lead) Baracho Wanderley, Barbara Evelyn (Co-investigator) Gherghina, Gabriela Loredana (Co-investigator) Rani, Misbah (Co-investigator) Fergus-Allen, Cameron (Co-investigator) Garvey, Brian (Academic) Remnant, Jennifer (Academic) Werkmeister, Astrid (Academic) Taylor, Yvette (Academic)
- This project seeks to co-produce an inclusive, interdisciplinary network that strengthens a supportive teaching and research culture, bridges gaps between postgraduate researchers and academic staff across SBS, Engineering, and HASS to address the challenges of navigating academic culture.
- 16-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026
- Garvey, Brian (Principal Investigator) Vasquez Pistorio, Bianca (Researcher)
- 20-Jan-2026 - 19-Jan-2028
- Garvey, Brian (Principal Investigator)
- 20-Jan-2026 - 19-Jan-2028
- Garvey, Brian (Principal Investigator) Owens, Steven Robert (Co-investigator) Torres, Mauricio (Co-investigator) Loures, Rosamaria (Principal Investigator) Vasquez Pistorio, Bianca (Researcher)
- This project addresses illegal gold mining and deforestation in Brazil鈥檚 Crepori National Forest and the territories of Munduruku and Montanha & Mangabal communities. Integrating geospatial data, legal timelines, and community narratives from previous field visits and recent workshops, we expose unlicensed operations on Indigenous lands: constitutionally prohibited yet aided by municipal-level licensing loopholes
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Garvey, Brian (Principal Investigator) Owens, Steven Robert (Co-investigator) Torres, Mauricio (Co-investigator) Loures, Rosamaria (Co-investigator)
- This project addresses illegal gold mining and deforestation in Brazil鈥檚 Crepori National Forest and the territories of Munduruku and Montanha & Mangabal communities. Integrating geospatial data, legal timelines, and community narratives from previous field visits and recent workshops, we expose unlicensed operations on Indigenous lands: constitutionally prohibited yet aided by municipal-level licensing loopholes
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-3026
Contact
Dr
Brian
Garvey
Reader
Work, Employment and Organisation
Email: brian.garvey@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3999