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Tricia
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Democracy; human rights; international development; sustainable development; Latin America; private enterprise
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    Biography

    Tricia D. Olsen, PhD, is professor and the Stassen Chair of World Peace at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Department of Political Science.

    Olsen studies and teaches about human rights, business ethics, and the political economy of development, with a focus on Latin America. Dr. Olsen’s book,
    Seeking Justice: Access to Remedy for Corporate Human Rights Abuse(Cambridge University Press, 2023), provides an in-depth exploration of victims’ access to remedy mechanisms for corporate human rights abuses. Many of the findings in her book are drawn from her original, large-N database of historical trends of businesses’ human rights practices, the Corporations & Human Rights (CHRD) database.

    Olsen has received support from various organizations for her research, including the National Science Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, USAID, and Fulbright-Hays. Her published work can be found in
    World Development, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, Comparative Political Studies, among others.

    Education

    PhD (University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2011)

    MA (University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2006)

    BA (Carleton College, 2002)

    Olsen, T. D. & Bernal-Bermúdez, L. (2024). Uncovering Economic Complicity: Explaining State-led Human Rights Abuses in the Corporate Context, Journal of Business Ethics, (189), 35-54

    Olsen, T. D. (2023). Seeking justice: Access to remedy for corporate human rights abuse. Cambridge Univeristy Press: Cambridge UK

    Olsen, T. D. & Van Buren, III, H. (2023). Agonistic Respect and the Ethics of Employment Relationships, Journal of Business Ethics,

    Olsen, T. D. (2023). Seeking Justice: Access to Remedy for Corporate Human Rights Abuse. Cambridge University Press:

    Avant, D., Finn, D. & Olsen, T. D. (2023). Can CSR Strategy Mediate Conflict over Extraction? Evidence from Two Mines in Peru, World Development,

    Avant, D., Olsen, T. D. & Finn, D. (in press). Can CSR Strategy Mediate Conflict over Extraction? Evidence from two mines in Peru, World Development,

    Olsen, T. D.. Agonism in Practice: Exploring Contestation and Democratic Practices in the Context of Corporate Human Rights Abuse in Latin America, ,

    Olsen, T. D.. Elevating Voices, But by Whom? NGO/INGO Activism and Access to Remedy for Corporate Human Rights Abuses, ,

    Olsen, T. D. (2022). Business as usual? The legacy of transitions to democracy on corporate accountability. In L. A. Payne, L.Bernal-Bermúdez & G.Pereira (Eds.), Economic actors and the limits of transitional justice: Truth and justice for business complicity in human rights violations. Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK

    Olsen, T. D., Rehbein, K., Snelson-Powell, A. & Westermann-Behaylo, M.. Shirking responsibility for violence: Corporate hypocrisy and the lack of remedy for human rights abuses, ,

    Olsen, T. D. & Van Buren, H.. Agonistic Respect and the Ethics of Employment Relationships, ,

    Olsen, T. D. & Bernal Bermúdez, L.. Do the Watchmen Need Watching? Yes. Explaining State Economic Complicity in Corporate Human Rights Abuses, ,

    Olsen, T. D., Rehbein, K., Snelson-Powell, A. & Westermann-Behaylo, M. (2021). Human rights in the oil and gas industry: When are policies and practices enough to prevent abuse?, ,

    Avant, D., Finn, D. & Olsen, T. D.. Corporate Strategy, Contention, and Politics: Two Mines in Peru, ,

    Seaborn, P., Olsen, T. D. & Howell, J. W. (2020). Is insider control good for environmental performance? Evidence from dual-class firms, 59(4), 716-748

    Olsen, T. D., Parsells-Johnson, B., Bernal Bermúdez, L., Westermann-Behaylo, M. & Payne, L. A. (2020). Bridging the data gap: Exploring Pillar III and victims’ access to remedy. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: Geneva Switzerland

    Olsen, T. D. (2019). Shaping conflict: Corporate actors in community engagement. In M.Hofferberth (Ed.), Corporate actors in global governance: Business as usual or new deal?. Lynne Rienner: Boulder, CO

    Dancy, G., Marchesi, B. E., Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A., Reiter, A. G. & Sikkink, K. (2019). Behind bars and bargains: New findings on transitional justice in emerging democracies, 63(1), 99-110

    Avant, D., Olsen, T. D. & Finn, D.. MSIs as mechanisms for inclusion? Lessons from communities in Peru, ,

    Bernal Bermudez, L. & Olsen, T. D. (2017). Business, human rights, and sustainable development. In P.Harris & C. S. Fleisher (Eds.), The Sage handbook of international corporate and public affairs, 2nd ed.. Sage: Thousand Oaks, CA

    Patelli, L., Clouse, M. L., Giacalone, R. A. & Olsen, T. D. (2017). Individual ethical orientations and the perceived acceptability of questionable finance ethics decisions, 144(3), 549-558

    Olsen, T. D. & Klaw, B. W. (2017). Do investors punish corporations for malfeasance? Disclosure, materiality and market response to corporate irresponsibility, 65, 56-67

    Olsen, T. D. (2017). Political Stakeholder Theory: The State, Legitimacy, and the Ethics of Microfinance in Emerging Economies, 27(1), 71-98

    Olsen, T. D. (2017). Rethinking Collective Action: The Co-Evolution of the State and Institutional Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies, 38(1), 31-52

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A. & Reiter, A. G. (2016). Justicia Transicional en Equilibrio: Comparación de Procesos, Sopeso de su eficacia. Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Bogota Colombia

    Hutton, R. B. & Olsen, T. D. (2015). Sustainability in the Developing World: An Exploration of Corporate Responsibility and Efficacy in Promoting Social Justice. In E.Lawler, J.O'Toole & S.Mohrman (Eds.), Corporate Stewardship. Greenleaf Publishing:

    Knudsen, J. & Olsen, T. D.. An Institutional Approach to Political Corporate Social Responsibility: Bringing Domestic Politics Back In, ,

    Magaldi de Sousa, M. & Olsen, T. D. (2015). Financial Policy in Mexico and Brazil. In The Challenge of Development with Equity: A Comparison of the Development Strategies of Mexico and Brazil. Editorial NORMA: Mexico

    Finkel, E., Gehlbach, S. & Olsen, T. D. (2015). Does Reform Prevent Rebellion? Evidence From Russia’s Emancipation of the Serfs, ,

    Dougherty, M. & Olsen, T. D. (2014). 'They Have Good Devices': Trust, Mining and the Microsociology of Environmental Decision-Making, ,

    Olsen, T. D. (2014). Book Review: Neoliberalism, Interrupted: Social Change and Contested Governance in Contemporary Latin America. ,

    Lessa, F., Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A., Reiter, A. G. & Pereira, G. (2014). Overcoming Impunity: Pathways to Accountability in Latin America, Oxford Journals, 8(1), 75-98

    Lessa, F., Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A., Pereira, G. & Reiter, A. G. (2014). Persistent or Eroding Impunity? The Divergent Effects of Legal Challenges to Amnesty Laws for Past Human Rights Violations, Cambridge University Press, 47(1), 105-131

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. & Reiter, A. (2013). Superar a Impunidade na América Latina” (Overcoming Impunity in Latin America). In J.Moreira da Silva Filho, M. D. Torelly & P.Abrao (Eds.), Justiça de Transição Nas Américas: Olhares interdisciplinares, fundamentos e padrōes de efetivação (Transitional Justice in Latin America: Interdisciplinary perspectives, foundations, and standards of effectiveness) 227-266). Editora Fórum: Belo Horizonte Brazil

    Olsen, T. D. & Sinha, A. (2013). Global Compliance, National Divergence, and Linkage Politics: TRIPS and the HIV/AIDS Crisis in Brazil and India, ,

    Dougherty, M. & Olsen, T. D. (2013). Taking Terrain Literally: Grounding Local Adaptation to Corporate Social Responsibility in the Extractive Industries, ,

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A. & Reiter, A. G. (2012). Transitional Justice and Civil War: Exploring New Pathways, Challenging Old Guideposts, 1(1), 137-169

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. & Reiter, A. (2012). An Exploratory Analysis of Civil Society and Transitional Justice. In R.List & W.Dorner (Eds.), Assessing and Strengthening Civil Society Worldwide 62-84). Bloomsbury Press: New York, NY United States

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. & Reiter, A. (2012). Conclusion: Amnesty in the Age of Accountability. In L. A. Payne & F.Lessa (Eds.), Amnesty in the Age of Human Rights Accountability: Comparative and International Perspectives 336-357). Cambridge University Press: Oxford England

    Olsen, T. D., Reiter, A. & Payne, L. (2012). Amnesty in an Age of Accountability: Brazil in Comparative Context. In B.Flyvbjerg, T.Landman & S.Schram (Eds.), Editors Real Social Science: Applied Phronesis 204-227). Cambridge University Press:

    Olsen, T. D., Reiter, A. G. & Wiebelhaus-Brahm, E. (2011). Taking Stock: Market Effects and Transitional Justice, Routledge, 10(4), 521-543

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A. & Reiter, A. G. (2011). Transitional Justice in Latin America, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 13(3), 558-564

    Olsen, T. D., Reiter, A. & Payne, L. (2011). As Implicações Políticas dos Processos de Anistia (The Political Implications of Amnesty Processes). In A Anistia na Era da Responsabilização: O Brasil em Perspectiva Internacional e Comparada (Amnesty in an Era of Accountability: Brazil in International and Comparative Perspective). Ministério da Justiça da República Federativa do Brasil: Brasília Brazil

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A. & Reiter, A. G. (2010). Transitional Justice in Balance: Comparing Processes, Weighing Efficacy. United States Institute of Peace Press: Washington, DC United States

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A. & Reiter, A. G. (2010). At What Cost? A Political Economy Approach to Transitional Justice, 6(1), 165-184

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A. & Reiter, A. G. (2010). Equilibrando Julgamentos e Anistias na América Latina: Perspectivas Comparativa e Teórica (Balancing Trials and Amnesty in Latin America: Comparative and Theoretical Perspectives), 2, 152-175

    Olsen, T. D. (2010). New Actors in Microfinance Lending: The Role of Regulation and Competition in Latin America, Brill Publishers, 9(3-4), 500-519

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A. & Reiter, A. G. (2010). The Justice Balance: When Transitional Justice Improves Human Rights and Democracy, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 32(4), 980-1005

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A. & Reiter, A. G. (2010). Transitional Justice in the World, 1970-2007: Insights from a New Dataset, Sage Publications, 47(6), 803-809

    Olsen, T. D., Payne, L. A., Reiter, A. G. & Wiebelhaus-Brahm, E. (2010). When Truth Commissions Improve Human Rights, Oxford University Press, 4(3), 457-476

    Hale, M., Olsen, T. D. & Fowler, E. F. (2009). A Matter of Language or Culture: Coverage of the 2004 U.S. Elections on Spanish- and English-Language Television, Taylor & Francis Group, 12(1), 26-51

    Olsen, T. D., Reiter, A. G. & Payne, L. A. (2009). Does Transitional Justice Work? Latin America in Comparative Perspective, 5(3),

    Olsen, T. D. (2009). Ideología y apoyo presidencial (Ideology and Presidential Support), 1, 18-29

    Fowler, E. F., Hale, M. & Olsen, T. D. (2009). Spanish- and English-Language Local Television Coverage of Politics and the Tendency to Cater to Latino Audiences, Sage Publications, 14(2), 232-256

    Hale, M., Olsen, T. D. & Fowler, E. (2008). Hablando Política: How Spanish-Language Television News Covered the 2004 Elections. In The Mass Media and Latino Politics. Routledge Press: New York, NY United States