SPERI develops and promotes new analysis and understanding of contemporary capitalism, and of the major economic and political challenges arising from it.
Wary of unruly private global digital currency mavericks that monetise on people’s privacy, several central banks are developing their own digital legal tenders – but we should question how and by whom our money is controlled.
On March 9th SPERI will celebrate the launch of Britain Alone: How a decade of conflict remade the nation, the new book by Dr Liam Stanley, with a live online panel discussion
A new report has been published today exploring local responses to household food insecurity across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SPERI Deputy Director Tom Hunt will be part of a new ESRC-funded Centre for Care
After the conclusion of COP26 join us for a discussion on the political economy of net zero.
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.
The nature of labour and work in the global economy is changing fast. Rapid reconfiguration of business models, new technologies, […]
As corporate control over global production, consumption, and distribution systems increases, so too does business actors’ economic and political influence. […]
This research theme explores the political, institutional, economic, technological and cultural dynamics of change in the financial and monetary sphere, […]
Sustained low growth, weakening US leadership, resurgent protectionism, environmental degradation, and the so-called rise of populism all challenge the liberal […]
We work closely with policymakers and partners from around the world to develop our research and ensure it has real impact.