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Robbins, Peter; Wield, David and Wilson, Gordon (2021). Engineering for Development. In: Allen, Tim and Thomas, Alan eds. Poverty and Development in the 21st Century Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 416–432.

Robbins, Peter; Wield, David; Wilson, Gordon; Watkins, Andrew and MacPhail, Peter (2020). Global (best) together with (or against) local networks and practices? Liquid engineering and the uses programme. Journal of International Development, 32(1) pp. 118–28.

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Robbins, P.; Wield, D. and Wilson, G. eds. (2020). Journal of International Development 32 (1). Special issue and policy arena: The global and the local in engineering and international development. Wiley.

Robbins, Peter; Wield, David and Wilson, Gordon (2020). Exploring the Global and the Local in Engineering and International Development: towards a liquid engineering approach. Journal of International Development, 32(1) pp. 5–10.

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Robbins, Peter; Wield, David and Wilson, Gordon (2020). Engineering for Development as Borderland Activity. Engineering Studies, 12(1) pp. 58–78.

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Robbins, Peter T.; Wield, David and Wilson, Gordon (2017). Mapping Engineering & Development Research Excellence in the UK: An Analysis of REF2014 Impact Case Studies. Journal of International Development, 29(1) pp. 89–105.

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Robbins, Peter; Watkins, Andrew; Wield, David and Wilson, Gordon (2017). Development Engineering Meets Development Studies. Third World Quarterly, 38(10) pp. 2187–2207.

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Robbins, Peter and Huzair, Farah eds. (2011). Exploring Central And Eastern Europe's Biotechnology Landscape. The International Library of Ethics Law and Technology, 9. Dordrecht: Springer.

Huzair, Farah and Robbins, Peter (2011). Human life science and agricultural biotechnology in transition: an introduction. In: Robbins, Peter and Huzair, Farah eds. Exploring Central and Eastern Europe's Biotechnology Landscape. The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, 9. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 1–11.

Robbins, Peter and Huzair, Farah (2011). Final remarks. In: Robbins, Peter and Huzair, Farah eds. Exploring Central and Eastern Europe's Biotechnology Landscape. The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, 9. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 201–220.

Tiberghien, J. E.; Robbins, P. T. and Tyrrel, S. F. (2011). Reflexive assessment of practical and holistic sanitation development tools using the rural and peri-urban case of Mexico. Journal of Environmental Management, 92(3) pp. 457–471.

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Porporator, Marcela and Robbins, Peter (2010). Privatisation and corporate governance in emerging economies: What went wrong with Aguas Argentinas S.A.? International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2(3-4) pp. 187–209.

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Robbins, Peter T. (2010). Partnerships and sustainability in the tea industry: a critical analysis of dynamics between smallholders and estates in Tanzania. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 34(8) pp. 862–877.

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Robbins, Peter (2009). Contextualizing the global development and innovation challenge. In: Innovation Systems for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Livelihoods Development in SADC Countries, 22-25 Jun 2009, Namibia.

Clark, Norman; Chataway, Joanna; Hanlin, Rebecca; Kale, Dinar; Kaplinsky, Raphael; Muraguri, Lois; Papaioannou, Theo; Robbins, Peter and Wamae, Watu (2009). Below the radar: What does innovation in the Asian driver economies have to offer other low income economies.

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Robbins, Peter (2009). The genesis of synthetic biology: Innovation, interdisciplinarity and the IGEM student competition. In: American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, 8-11 Aug 2009, San Francisco, CA.

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Robbins, Peter (2009). Regulating agricultural biotechnologies in the context of pblic attitudes. In: RCUK Summer School on Governance and Regulation of Emerging Biotechnologies, 1-12 Jun 2009, Beijing.

Chataway, Joanna; Robbins, Peter and Smith, James (2009). Exploring participation in science, technology, and innovation: tissue culture bananas in Kenya. In: Wilson, Gordon; Furniss, Pamela and Kimbowa, Richard eds. Environment, Development, and Sustainability: Perspectives and cases from around the world. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, pp. 194–202.

Kaplinsky, Raphael; Chataway, Jo; Hanlin, Rebecca; Clark, Norman; Kale, Dinar; Muraguri, Lois; Papaioannou, Theo; Robbins, Peter and Wamae, Watu (2009). Below the radar: What does innovation in emerging economies have to offer other low-income economies? International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development, 8(3) pp. 177–197.

Huzair, Farah and Robbins, Peter (2008). Life Sciences Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe: Conceptual Frameworks and Contributions. Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology, 2(2)

Robbins, Peter and Huzair, Farah (2008). Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe: An Editorial. Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology, 2(2)

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Robbins, Peter; Calvert, Jane and Frow, Emma (2008). Genome engineering futures and the role of the Synthetic Biologist. In: Synthetic Biology 4.0, 10-12 Oct 2008, Hong Kong.

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Robbins, Peter T. and Crow, Ben (2007). Engineering and development: interrogating concepts and practices. Journal of International Development, 19(1) pp. 75–82.

Robbins, Peter T. (2007). The reflexive engineer: perceptions of integrated development. Journal of International Development, 19(1) pp. 99–110.

Cook, Guy; Robbins, Peter T. and Pieri, Elisa (2006). 'Words of Mass Destruction': British coverage of the Genetically Modified food debate, expert and non-expert reactions. Public Understanding of Science, 15(1) pp. 5–29.

Robbins, Peter (2004). Global Visions and Globalizing Corporations: An Analysis of Images and Texts from Fortune Global 500 Companies. Sociological Research Online, 9(2)

Robbins, Peter T.; Pieri, Elisa and Cook, Guy (2004). GM scientists and the politics of the risk society. In: Haugestad, Anne K. and Wulfhorst, J.D. eds. Future as fairness: ecological justice and global citizenship. At the interface/Probing the boundaries, 10 (10). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Rodopi, pp. 85–102.

Cook, Guy; Robbins, Peter and Pieri, Elisa (2004). 'The scientists think and the public feels': expert perceptions of the discourse of GM food. Discourse and Society, 15(4) pp. 433–449.

Robbins, Peter T. (2003). Transnational corporations and the discourse of water privatization. Journal of International Development, 15(8) pp. 1073–1082.

Sklair, Leslie and Robbins, Peter T. (2002). Global Capitalism and Major Corporations from the Third World. Third World Quarterly, 23(1) pp. 81–100.

Robbins, Peter Thayer (2001). Greening the corporation: management strategy and the environmental challenge. London, UK: Earthscan.

Bales, Kevin and Robbins, Peter T. (2001). No One Shall Be Held in Slavery or Servitude: A critical analysis of international slavery conventions. Human Rights Review, 2(2) pp. 18–45.