Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez
B.A. Psych. MBS

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Room 239, J. E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business & Public Policy, NUI Galway

+ 353 (0) 91 492896

Research interests: Corporate Responsibility, Civil Society, Social Structures of Accumulation, Value Chain Analysis, Research Activism

Maria-Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez is pursing a PhD in the Faculty of Commerce in NUIG analysing Global Labour Relations, and Corporate Social Responsibility in the banana industry under the supervision of Dr. Terrence McDonough. Maria-Alejandra completed a Master of Business Studies in Industrial Relations and Human Resources by research in September 2003; her MBS dissertation was titled Actions and Strategies undertaken by trade unions and employers to integrate immigrant workers in Ireland: a comparison with the United States. Her first degree is in Psychology, and she was trained as a Clinical Psychologist in Colombia.

Research projects:

GLOBALWAVE: "Globalisation and Long Wave Theory" (Participant) Details>>

Publications, presentations etc.:

Journal articles:

Dundon, T. Gonzalez-Perez, M.A. and McDonough, T. �Bitten by the Celtic Tiger: immigrant workers and industrial relations in the new �Glocalised� Ireland�. Economic and Industrial Democracy. (Forthcoming)

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A. "Sindicalismo: integración de trabajadores inmigrantes." Actualidad Laboral y Seguridad Social. 2007. Vol. 141:19-24.

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., McDonough, T. and Raghavendra, S. �Trade Union Movement: CSR, Civil Society and Transnational Labour Relations in the Agriculture Industry�. Indian Journal of Labour Economics. (Forthcoming)

CISC Working papers:

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A, & McDonough T., Bananas Ethical Quality: Multi-stakeholders, Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance, CISC Working Paper No: 21, November 2005 Details >>

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., McDonough, T, & Dundon, T., Labour Relations Practices and Migrant Workers in Ireland, CISC Working Paper No: 22, December 2005 Details >>

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., McDonough, T., Chiquita Brands and the banana business: brands and labour relations transformations, CISC Working Paper No: 23, January 2006 Details >>

Growth and Crisis: Social Structure of Accumulation Theory and Analysis

Conference papers/presentations:

Dundon, T., Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., & McDonough, T., 2006, Bitten by the Celtic Tiger: immigrant workers and industrial relations in the new "Glocalised" Ireland. Paper presented at the British Universities Industrial Relations (BUIRA) Conference. 29th June 2006

Gonzalez Perez, M., Dundon, T., "Those the Celtic Tiger Have Bitten: The Integration of Migrant Workers in Ireland" The 17th Annual Conference of the Women's Studies Association, UK and Ireland, University College Dublin, 8 - 10 July 2004 Paper Presentation International

Gonzalez Perez, Maria-Alejandra Integration of Latin-American workers in the European and United States labour market: a psycho-sociological perspective Forum on Psychological Research, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia. 26th August 2004 Oral Presentation International

Gonzalez, MA., and Dundon, T., 'Labour rights issues for non-national workers in Ireland", paper presented to the Conference: Global Trade and the Implications for Human Rights, National University of Ireland, Galway, 4th October 2003

Gonzalez-Perez, M., & Glavee, T., 'Is Fair Trade Fair?' NUIG's Global Awareness Week (GRA). 10th March 2005, at Bank of Ireland Theatre. NUI, Galway,Ireland

Gonzalez-Perez, M., 'Social Responsibility Networks and Labour Relations: a case study from the banana industry in Colombia' Development Economics Symposium, 14th April 2005, at NUI Galway, Ireland

Gonzalez-Perez, M., McDonough, T., 'More than bananas: Social Responsibility Networks and labour relations in the Uraba banana region of Colombia' GURN/ILO Workshop: Trade Unions, Globalization and Development Strengthening Rights and Capabilities of Workers, 23rd January 2005 at World Social Forum, Porto, Alegre, Brazil.

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A, McDonough, T., Raghavendra, S. : Trends, �Trans-Actions and Trans-National Industrial Relations: A review on the literature on Civil Society and Trade Unions in the Agriculture sector�. Industrial Relations Association (IRRA) Asian Regional Congress: Changing Global Labour Markets. 19-21 April 2007. New Delhi, India.

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., & Cullinane, N.,(2006). Desperate and Cheap? A comparison between immigration into Ireland and the United States. Poster presented at the British Universities Industrial Relations (BUIRA) Annual Conference. National University of Ireland, Galway. 28th � 30th June, 2006

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., & McDonough T., Banana Wars: Multi-stakeholders and Corporate Governance. Paper read at 3rd International Conference on Corporate Governance: Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility , 4th July 2004, at The Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., & McDonough T., Social Responsibiity Networks: Integrating the social movement on non-traditional bargaining issues in labour relations: The case of the banana industry. Paper presented at the Seminar Series of the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands, 3rd June 2005

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., & McDonough, T., 'Placing Ireland in socially responsible networks of global banana production' Paper read at Conference of Irish Geographers 2005, 7th May 2005 at NUI Galway, Ireland

Gonzalez-Perez, M.A., Sindicalismo e integracion de trabajadores inmigrante en los Estados Unidos y en Irlanda. Paper read at Jornadas de Investigacion en Psicologia, 26th August 2004, at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia

Gonzalez-Perez, MA & McDonough, T., 2005, Corporate Social Responsibility and Competitiveness in the Global Banana Industry. CISC Seminar Series, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, NUI Galway, Ireland, 22nd November 2005

Gonzalez-Perez, MA . Social responsibility networks (SRN) and globalisation of social structures of accumulation (SSA). 1st GSA Postgraduate and Young Researchers International Conference. Manchester Metropolitan University. Manchester, United Kingdom. 26th June 2006

Gonzalez-Perez, MA. 2005, 'Responding to Global Issues Locally: Challenging Trade Unions, and labour activists, the case of Migrant Workers in Ireland. Globalisation Issues and Trade Unions. Trade Union Information Week, NUI Galway, Ireland, 9th November 2005

Gonzalez-Perez, MA. 2006 'Qualitative Research Methods and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Clinical Psychology Programme, NUI Galway, Ireland, 25th January 2006

Gonzalez-Perez, MA., McDonough, T., & Nardone, E., (2006) Social Responsibility Networks and the emergence of new industrial relations actors: a case study in the banana industry. Paper presented at the Social Actors, Work Organisation and New Technologies in the 21st Century. International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA) 14th World Congress. Universidad de Lima. Lima, Peru. 11 - 14 September Details >>

Gonzalez-Perez, MA.; McDonough, T. & Nardone, E. (2006) Social Responsibility Networks and the emergence of new industrial relations actors. Poster presented at the he Social Actors, Work Organisation and New Technologies in the 21st Century. International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA) 14th World Congress Universidad de Lima. Lima, Peru. 11th- 14th September

Gonzalez-Perez, MA.; McDonough, T. & Nardone, E. (2006) Redes de Responsabilidad Social, alternativas de participación de la sociedad civil global en las relaciones de trabajo. Poster presented at the Social Actors, Work Organisation and New Technologies in the 21st Century. International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA) 14th World Congress. Universidad de Lima. Lima, Peru. 11th- 14th September

Gonzalez-Perez, Maria-Alejandra & Nardone, Emlyn (2006) Civil Scoiety Activism and Markets Ethics; A Historical Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility. Paper presented at the Centre for Innovation & Structural Change Seminar Series, J.E. Cairnes Graduate School of Business & Public Policy, NUI Galway, 27th March

Gonzalez-Perez, Maria-Alejandra, and Terrence McDonough. 2005. The Banana Business: Transforming Brands and Labour Relations Through Green Social Responsibility. Paper presented at Eighth Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management, 7th-9th September 2005, at GMIT.

Gonzalez-Perez, Maria-Alejandra, Terrence McDonough, and Tony Dundon. 2005. Those The 'Celtic Tiger' Have Forgotten: Labour Relations Practices And Migrant Workers In Ireland. Paper presented at Eighth Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management, 7th-9th September 2005, at GMIT.

McDonough, Terrence, and Maria-Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez. 2005. Social Responsibility Networks and Labour Relations: a case study from the banana industry in Colombia. Paper read at Development Economics Symposium, 14th April 2005, at NUI, Galway, Ireland.