Education
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA: Received June 2005. Fields of Study: Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Russian and East European Studies.
M.Phil, Russian and East European Studies, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, England: Received June 1996. Examined Fields: Russian History 1860-1989, Post-Soviet Politics, Post-Soviet Foreign Policy, Soviet Literature and Politics, Advanced Russian Language.
B.A., Political Science & Slavic Languages, Summa Cum Laude, Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ: Received 1994.
Experiences
2010 : Associate professor of strategy
Publications & Research
PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS IN PROGRESS
Brown, Dana and Ngaire Woods, eds. Making Global Self-Regulation Effective for Developing Countries (OUP 2007).
Brown, Dana, “Self-Regulation in a World of States,” in Brown and Woods, eds, Making Global Self-Regulation Effective For Developing Countries (OUP 2007).
Brown, Dana, “Persistent Unemployment and Passive Policies: Restructuring Social Institutions in Post-Communist Poland” Human Relations October-November 2007.
Brown, Dana, Anne Roemer-Mahler and Antje Vetterlein, “Theorising Transnational Corporations as Social Actors in Developing Countries” Working Paper No. 61, Copenhagen Business School, 2009.
Brown, Dana and Richard Locke, “Standards versus Sovereignty: The Structure of Global Labor Regulation in the Manufacturing Sector”. Presented at the Academy of International Business, Milan 2008. Under review at Business Ethics Quarterly
Brown, Dana and Steve New. “The Mattel Recall Crisis: Politics and Process in Product Recalls,” Draft presented at several conferences and under review at Journal of World Business.
Brown, Dana and Steve New. “Mattel: A Case Study on Product Recalls,” Oxford-Achilles Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility Case Study, 2008.
Brown, Dana. “Global Labor Standards -- What the ILO is Doing – Building Capacity/Changing Worker-Management Relations through Targeted Training,” Perspectives, Labor and Employment Relations Association, forthcoming June 2009.
Brown, Dana and Ignasi Marti and Marc Ventresca. 'Problems of institutional intermediation and commensuration in contested markets: Carbon market initiatives in transnational perspective.' Presented at the Strategy Research conference, Oxford University June 2008, Academy of International Business, Milan 2008 and Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, 2008. In preparation for publication.
Brown, Dana and Laurence Cranmer, “CSR Consulting in the UK: An Industry Evolving” Case study for the Oxford-Achilles Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility, 2008.
Brown, Dana and David Art. “Making or Breaking the Radical Right in Central Eastern Europe,” Under review for edited volume on the Radical Right in Transition Countries edited by Brian Jenkins and Andrea Mammone.
Brown, Dana, “After the MFA: The Location of Textile Manufacturing in a new era of Trade Rules.”
Paper prepared for a meeting of the Joint Initiative on Labour Standards with the ILO, facilitated by members of the MIT faculty and research staff, held at MIT, July 2005.
Brown, Dana. “Benefits for the FLA in pursuing collaborative endeavours with other MSIs”, Paper prepared for a meeting of the Board of Directors of the FLA, facilitated by members of the MIT faculty and research staff, held at MIT, July 2005.
Brown, Dana. The New Politics of Welfare in Post-Socialist Central Eastern Europe, Thesis submitted for the Ph.D. in Political Science at MIT, 2005.
Brown, Dana. The Revival of WWII Imagery by New Russian Nationalists, Thesis submitted for the M.Phil., Oxford 1996.
Brown, Dana. Social Origins of Organized Crime in Post-Soviet Russia, Undergraduate Honors Thesis.
Rewards
AWARDS AND GRANTS
• Oxford Corporate Reputation Centre Research Grant, 2009
• Fell Foundation Grant, Oxford University 2006
• Lucian Pye Dissertation Award, MIT 2005
• Krupp Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, 2002-2003
• Energy, Technology and International Affairs Fellowship, Summer 2004
• Kosciuszko Foundation Summer Scholarship, Summer 2002
• American Council of Learned Societies/SSRC Fellowship, 2003 (declined)
• Presidential Fellowship, MIT 1999-2001
• Rhodes Scholar 1994
• Henry Rutgers Thesis Scholar 1994
• Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society
• Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
Professional Experiences
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, Saïd Business School, Oxford University:
• “Global Strategy” MBA and Executive MBA
• “Business-State Relations and International Political Risk”, MBA
• “Business and Governance in Transition Economies”, MSc in Management Studies
• “International Business” (new course, undergraduate to begin Fall 2009)
Tutor, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University (2005-2010):
• Introduction to Management (2005-2008)
Undergraduate tutorial teacher (B.A. in Economics and Management)
• Strategic Management (2006-2007)
(Advanced paper for B.A. in Economics and Management)
• Management Project Preparation for Engineering Students (2005-08)
Undergraduates for the B.A. in Engineering
Two sessions per year: Case Studies
• International Business (2007)
Visiting Student Tutorials
• Russian Politics and Government (2006)
Visiting Student Tutorials
• Social Policy (2006)
Visiting Student Tutorials and PPE Revision Sessions
Executive Education, Oxford University (customized)
MAN Executive Academy, Session on Scenarios and CSR, July and Nov 2008
The ‘S Group’, Finland, Board of Directors, Session on CSR and product recalls, Sept 2008
HOK Elanto, Sessions on CSR and product recalls, Nov 2008
IBM Executive Diploma Programme, Sessions on CSR and product recalls, Nov-Dec 2008
Saudi Advanced Management Program, Tutor, February 2009
Adjunct Faculty, Suffolk University, Boston, MA: Lecturer in a Master’s level survey course, “International Political Economy.” Spring 2005.
Teaching Assistant, MIT Department of Political Science:
Fall 2001, “Health Policy” (with Professor Harvey Sapolsky)
Fall 2003 and Fall 2004: “Fundamentals of Public Policy” (with Professor Stephen Meyer)
Spring 2005: “Environmental Politics and Policy” (with Professor Stephen Meyer)
Departmental Teaching Assistant, MIT: Advised and taught winter session two-week course “American Health Policy”. Responsibilities included accompanying undergraduate students to visits with key health policy decision makers in Washington, D.C., organizing daily discussion groups and grading short papers. January 2002.
Adjunct Faculty, Rutgers University: Taught advanced undergraduate course, “Strategies in International Relations.” Responsibilities included designing course syllabus, delivering weekly lectures and grading exams, papers and class participation. Spring 1999.
Lead Teacher, SAT Preparation School for Russian Students: Taught reading comprehension and SAT test-taking skills to high school students who had recently emigrated from Russia. Designed curriculum and taught group and private sessions weekly. 1997-98.