Professor of Political Economy of Development; Director of Research and REF Coordinator Professor Carlos Oya Labour, Agrarian change, Sustainability standards, Political economy of development, Research methods, Africa, China-Africa.
Professor of Development Studies and International Relations Professor Gilbert Achcar Globalisation, Global Power Relations, MENA, Sociology of Religion Sociology of Revolution.
Lecturer in Political Economy Dr Folahanmi Aina Political economy, Peace, Security and development, Violence and conflict, Terrorism, insurgency and extremism, Lake Chad Basin and Sahel Regions.
Professor of the Political Economy of Development Professor Christopher Cramer Rural labour in global supply chains, High-value agriculture policy, African economic development, Extreme deprivation identification, Political economy of war to peace transitions.
Senior Lecturer in Political Economy Dr Jonathan Di John Development economics, economic growth, institutional economics, taxation in less developed countries, the political economy of oil states, political economy of industrial policy in Latin America, especially of Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil.
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Development Dr Annabel de Frece Political ecology, Agriculture, Gender equality, Sustainable and equitable food systems, Education for sustainable development and interdisciplinary learning.
Professor in Conflict and Development Studies Professor Jonathan Goodhand Armed conflict & violence; War economies; Transnational conflict; Borders, borderlands & brokerage; Illicit drugs & organised crime; Post war transitions; Stabilisation; Peace negotiations & peacebuilding.
Reader in Gender and Development Dr Colette Harris Violence and conflict, governance, post colonial state building, Muslim societies, sexualities, (reproductive) health, migration, and community development/transformative education - all explored through a gendered lens. Central Asia, Latin America but currently focus mainly on West and East Africa.
Professor of Development Studies Professor Naomi Hossain Politics of development, Bangladesh, Protest, Disaster politics, Civil society, Social movements, Famine.
Professor of Global Development Professor Michael Jennings Development in Africa, NGOs, Religion and Development, Non-state actors and development, History of development, Governance, Volunteerism.
Senior Lecturer in Forced Migration Studies Dr Tania Kaiser East Africa, particularly Uganda and Sudan, West Africa; conflict and development; forced migration; refugees; humanitarian interventions
Reader in Migration, Mobility and Development Dr Anna Lindley Refugee protection, livelihoods and housing, Immigration status precarity, Migration, livelihoods and development, Diasporas and remittances.
Senior Lecturer in Political Economy of Development Dr Lorena Lombardozzi International Political Economy, Development Economics, Industrial Policy, Structural Transformation, Agriculture, Food, Social Reproduction, GVCs/GPNs, Transition Economies, Central Asia.
Professor of Security and International Development Professor Zoë Marriage Conflict, Security, Aesthetics, DR Congo, Brazil, Arts, Resistance.
Reader in Global Development & Political Economy Dr Alessandra Mezzadri Social Reproduction, Supply-Chains Capitalism, Modern Slavery, Informality.
Lecturer in Development Studies Dr Touseef Mir Authoritarian regimes, Contentious Politics, Comparative Politics, Social Navigations, Neo-institutionalism, South Asia.
Senior Lecturer in International Development Dr Andrew Newsham Research: Vulnerability to climate impacts, climate change adaptation and locally held knowledge, the political economy of climate-compatible development, knowing and deciding for conservation and development.
Lecturer in Humanitarian and Development Studies Dr Sarah Njeri Peacebuilding, Post-conflict reconstruction, Environmental peacebuilding, Mine Action, Humanitarian disarmament, Climate resilience.
Senior Lecturer in Development Studies Dr Paolo Novak Border studies & border thinking, Migration governance and migration “crisis”, Refugee regime, Infrastructure, Postcolonial and feminist geographies, Time and temporalities.
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Development Dr Jon Phillips Climate change mitigation, Energy geographies, Resource development, Infrastructure, Environmental justice, Sub-Saharan Africa.
Reader in Labour, Social Movements and Development Dr Tim Pringle East Asia, labour relations in China and Vietnam, trade union reform in China and Vietnam, labour and social movements in China, labour migration in China.
Professor in Political Sociology and Development Studies Professor Navtej K Purewal Bordering processes, Gender and intersecting inequalities, Reproductive justice, Culture and the creative economy.
Senior Lecturer in Global Development, Peace & Conflict Dr Althea-Maria Rivas Humanitarian intervention, post-conflict reconstruction, the politics of global development, everyday violence in post-conflict settings, gender (in)security, violence and development, race, racism and development, peace and justice, emotion and conflict, the relationship between peace, forgiveness and justice, black and indigenous feminisms, feminist and decolonial theory and pedagogy, postcolonial conversations on resistance and development, research methods and ethics. Regional focus: Central Asia, West and East Africa.
Senior Lecturer in Development Studies Dr Matteo Rizzo The gig economy and digital labour, Cities, Public transport, Urban infrastructure, Economic informality and labour markets, Political economy of development Geographical areas of expertise: Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya.
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Development Dr Giuseppina Siciliano Political ecology, Sustainability and green transformations, Environmental justice, Human-environment, Low-carbon development, Hydropower, Just energy transitions, Climate change, Land grabbing, Land-water-energy nexus.
Reader in the Theory and Politics of Development Dr Subir Sinha South Asia; social movements; civil society; the environment; institutions; agrarian questions; Marxist and postcolonial theory; Social theory in Development studies.
Centre Director and Programme Convenor Professor Thomas Tanner Climate policy, Climate adaptation, Urban resilience, Children and youth, Development cooperation.
Senior Lecturer in Development Studies Dr Lisa Tilley Race, gender, class; Political Ecology & Economy; Population; Plantations; Extractives & resource frontiers; Environmental harm; Indonesia & Southeast Asia; The Colonial Question; Urban life
Professor of Development Studies Professor Dzodzi Tsikata Africa, Ghana, Labour relations, Work conditions, Agrarian change, Social policy, Gender and development.
Emeritus Professor of Development Studies Professor Henry Bernstein East Africa and South Africa; sociology of development; agrarian political economy; social and political theory; food commodity chains; governance and development.
Emeritus Professor in Agrarian and Labour Studies Professor Jens Lerche Dalit discrimination, Caste and class, Racial capitalism, Labour relations, Labour migration, Agrarian change, Activism and struggles, India.
