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SPERI Doctoral Researchers' Network host annual conference

Doctoral researchers from across the UK and beyond came to SPERI on 8 September to share their research around the conference theme 'This is Crisis: Critical Political
Economy, in flux?'.
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Doctoral Researchers Network: Researching Climate Crisis workshop

SPERI's Doctoral Researchers Network held a one day workshop for doctoral and early-career colleagues engaged in political economy research on climate change and energy transition.
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The British Political Economy Tradition workshop

SPERI hosted top political economy scholars to discuss the British Political Economy tradition and celebrate Professor Andrew Gamble's life's work.
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SPERI impact: Remi Edwards presents research at Fruit Logistica 2025

Remi presented her research on workers' experience of ethical certification schemes in the banana industry to industry stakeholders in Berlin.
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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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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.
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SPERI Spotlight: Introducing Hannah Boles

Our SPERI Spotlight series showcases the work of a researcher at SPERI to give an insight into their research. This month we speak to Hannah Boles about their research on labour conditions in global supply chains.