Dr. Ania Zbyszewska

Biography

Ania Zbyszewska is an Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. She specializes in interdisciplinary socio-legal research that is informed by feminist political economy, political ecology, and critical legal studies. Her work examines the distributional effects of law, the role of law in constituting socio-ecological relations, and the regulatory challenges and possibilities related to labor markets. She has published extensively on topics such as working time, work-family reconciliation, and gender equality in labor law. Her current projects include an SSHRC Insight Grant focused on the interactions between labor and environmental regulation and investigations into the just transition for labor in developing economies, often drawing on feminist political ecology theories. Prior to joining Carleton, she served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick School of Law in the UK and held several prestigious research fellowships. Zbyszewska is a co-founding member of the Moving Labour Collective, which collaborates with labor law researchers and activism, emphasizing mentorship for junior colleagues. She is actively involved in teaching and supervising masters and doctoral students, focusing on socio-legal research topics including gender in labor markets and environmental sustainability.

Research Interests

Experience