Rebecca Prentice

Rebecca Prentice is an Associate Professor in Anthropology and International Development at the University of Sussex, School of Global Studies. Her research focuses on labour rights in the global garment industry, with regional expertise in Bangladesh and the Caribbean, emphasizing health and safety and just transition frameworks.

• Current Projects: 'Green' and 'just' transition in Bangladesh's garment industry; Labour rights and transnational activism post-Rana Plaza; UK gig economy labor dynamics
• Grants: ESRC, Wenner-Gren Foundation, Royal Anthropological Institute, Research England, C&A Foundation

Research Trends: Her work spans precarious labor, occupational health disparities, neoliberal subjectivities, and policy advocacy. Recent publications analyze gig economy resilience, Rana Plaza compensation politics, and health/safety in global manufacturing.

• Key Subfields: Garment industry governance; Transnational labor justice; Ethical production; Neoliberal labor; Occupational risk assemblages; Global South policy

Scientific Awards:

• Society for the Anthropology of Work (SAW) Book Prize (2015) for Thiefing a Chance
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2013)

Teaching & Supervision: Academic convenor for MA Social & Cultural Anthropology and MA Anthropology for Global Development Practice. Supervises PhD students on topics including the global precariat, garment worker health, platform labor in India, and Caribbean neoliberalism.