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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 report: Monitoring responses to risk of rising food insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis across the UK

SPERI has today published Monitoring responses to risk of rising food insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis across the UK, the second report from a UK-wide research project designed to map and monitor responses to concerns about food access
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New research brief: How former FARC-EP midlevel commanders could help to advance peace in Colombia

SPERI is delighted to publish a new research brief Committed to Peace: The Potential of Former FARC-EP Midlevel Commanders as Local Leaders in the Peace Process by Dr Anastasia Shesterinina, Lecturer in Politics.
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Blind spots in International Political Economy: second Special Issue published in New Political Economy

In March 2019 SPERI was honoured to welcome a group of world-leading scholars to Sheffield for a landmark workshop that reflected on blind spots in the field of political economy.
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Autumn events with the SPERI Doctoral Researcher Network

SPERI’s Doctoral Researcher Network (DRN) has hosted its annual introductory event for the new semester, and plans to host two further events this semester.
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Blind spots in International Political Economy: first landmark Special Issue published in RIPE

In March 2019 SPERI was honoured to welcome a group of world-leading scholars to Sheffield for a landmark workshop that reflected on blind spots in the field of political economy.