Restrictions to immigration and work in the UK construction industry
The UK government has pledged to ‘end’ low skill immigration but many sectors in the UK depend on migrant workers; including the construction industry.
Leading the debate on a new political economy
SPERI develops and promotes new analysis and understanding of contemporary capitalism, and of the major economic and political challenges arising from it.
Recent News
Understanding Tax: SPERI launches new collaborative project with Tax Justice UK
Our new collaborative project – led at SPERI by Deputy Director Dr Liam Stanley – aims to understand how the public make sense of tax.
In Conversation with Caroline Lucas – registration now open
We are delighted to welcome Caroline Lucas, the Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion, to SPERI for an ‘In Conversation’ event on March 26th
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 political economy panels for the PSA Conference 2020
New SPERI Public Events for Spring 2020
We are excited to announce a series of SPERI events for Spring 2020 with three high-profile public figures joining us.
Our Research
SPERI is an international research centre at the University of Sheffield. We explore how contemporary economies work and the public policies which could achieve a more equal and sustainable society. Our research is focused around four priority themes.
Research Themes
Labour & Decent Work
The nature of labour and work in the global economy is changing fast. Rapid reconfiguration of business models, new technologies, […]
Corporate Power & the Global Economy
As corporate control over global production, consumption, and distribution systems increases, so too does business actors’ economic and political influence. […]
Finance, Debt & Society
This research theme explores the political, institutional, economic, technological and cultural dynamics of change in the financial and monetary sphere, […]
Capitalism, Democracy & the State
Sustained low growth, weakening US leadership, resurgent protectionism, environmental degradation, and the so-called rise of populism all challenge the liberal […]
Our Impact
We work closely with policymakers and partners from around the world to develop our research and ensure it has real impact.