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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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Sheffield, Stanford and Yale launch new project to reimagine supply chains

A team from SPERI, Politics & International Relations and Law at the University of Sheffield has been awarded new funding for a project to reimagine business models and global supply chains to promote fair, equitable labour standards in the pandemic
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Professor Genevieve LeBaron Awarded a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

Professor Genevieve LeBaron has been awarded a Major Research Fellowship by the Leverhulme Trust.
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Event: Emily Kenway and Genevieve LeBaron in conversation about modern slavery

In the last 10 years governments, businesses and campaigners have all pledged to eradicate modern slavery yet severe labour exploitation continues to exist. So, how should modern slavery be tackled?
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Event: Europe’s Crisis of Legitimacy – book discussion event with Professor Vivien A. Schmidt

On February 15th SPERI and the Department of Politics & International Relations will co-host an event with Professor Vivien Schmidt to discuss her new book Europe’s Crisis of Legitimacy: Governing by Rules and Ruling by Numbers in the Eurozone.
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Leah Downey joins SPERI as a visiting researcher from Harvard

We are very pleased to welcome Leah Downey to SPERI as a visiting doctoral researcher from Harvard University. Leah will be a visiting researcher at SPERI during 2021.