Senior figures from the UK tea industry recently met with SPERI Director Professor Genevieve LeBaron at the House of Lords to discuss the findings of her Global Business of Forced Labour project.

We are very pleased to announce the publication of Diverging Capitalisms: Britain, the City of London and Europe, a new edited collection by Colin Hay and Daniel Bailey

SPERI has launched a new network for doctoral researchers at the University of Sheffield.

We are very pleased to announce the publication of British Capitalism After the Crisis, a new book by Dr Scott Lavery.

Watch SPERI Director Colin Hay’s
interview with Radio France International about Theresa May’s historic defeat and what might happen next for Brexit.

Find out more about SPERI’s innovative new postgraduate research programme to explore the political economy of the Weinstein scandal.

Andrew Haldane, Chief Economist at the Bank of England, will give SPERI’s Annual Lecture 2019 on Tuesday 7th May.

In March 2019 SPERI will host two major events that will reflect on the implications of recent events for political economy as a field.

We are delighted to share our new research agenda, introduce new colleagues and new events, and unveil a new look for SPERI.

Our monthly Political Economy Seminar Series brings leading academics to Sheffield to share and discuss their work.