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The Nationalisation of UK Aid and Development by Melita Lazell & Ivica Petrikova

The latest book in SPERI's Palgrave series 'Building a Sustainable Political Economy: SPERI Research & Policy' is available now - with discount code.
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SPERI Presents... New Thinking: Queer Activism in Ghana with Ellie Gore

In a new podcast, Dr Ellie Gore (University of Manchester) discusses their new brand new book Between HIV Prevention & LGBTI Rights: The Political Economy of Queer Activism in Ghana.
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Far-Right Populism and the Making of the Exclusionary Neoliberal State by Valentina Ausserladscheider

The latest book in SPERI's Palgrave series 'Building a Sustainable Political Economy: SPERI Research & Policy' is available now - with discount code.
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SPERI Presents... New Thinking in Political Economy

The first episode of our new series asks 'What is Political Economy?'. New episodes released monthly.
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New UKRI project to map and monitor responses to food vulnerability during COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, charities and local communities have been working to ensure access to food for the most vulnerable people in society.
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The Political Economy of COVID-19: SPERI workshop

The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have transformed all aspects of our lives and the future of capitalism. How can researchers begin to understand these effects and what are the big questions that our future research agendas should grapple with?
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Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford awarded new Leverhulme Fellowship to research food corporations and food charity

We are delighted to announce Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford, SPERI Research Fellow and Lecturer in Politics has been awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship to undertake a new project “Charity begins in the boardroom? Food corporations and food charity"
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Understanding Tax: SPERI launches new collaborative project with Tax Justice UK

SPERI has launched a new collaborative project with Tax Justice UK. The project – led at SPERI by Deputy Director Dr Liam Stanley – aims to understand how the public make sense of tax.

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PSA Edinburgh Conference 2020 – British and Comparative Political Economy Specialist Group Panels

SPERI Leverhulme Early Career Fellow Dr Scott Lavery has organised a large series of panels for the forthcoming Political Studies Association (PSA) Conference in Edinburgh, which takes place on 6th – 8th April 2020.