Centre for Global Economic and Social Development (GESD) Blog
With members from across three continents and strategic partnerships with leading research institutions, organisations, and policymakers, the Centre for Global Economic and Social Development (GESD) brings together expertise from a variety of areas within UON and beyond. Therefore, we are uniquely positioned to help institutions and businesses engage with international partners, and to produce valuable research with demonstrable impact as well as cutting-edge consultancy. We work locally and globally. In fact, part of our strategy is to explore whether local projects lend themselves to international ones. Our multi-regional expertise enables us to engage in comparative projects too. We think laterally about solutions and are keen to learn from developing places as well as share our own expertise. We believe development is always about shared processes. We recognise that there are many different pathways to development, and that economic growth is also about what that growth achieves for the wider society and culture.
GESD provides an inclusive, multidisciplinary environment supporting and sharing research and innovation. We have three key special interest groups – Peace and Development (PD), Alternative Pathways to Development (AP), and International Business and Development (IBD).
Partners
- Chinese Embassy and Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the UK
- Lincolnshire County Council and partners – supporting Lincolnshire County Council and partners to further engage with Hunan government of China in order to strengthen their sister-region relationship.
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil
SEMLEP, West Northamptonshire County Council and North Northamptonshire County Council - Global Studies Association, UK
Associate members
- Mr Dong Liu, Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology
- Prof. Zhong Wang, Hunan University, China
- Prof. Gilmar Masiero, University of Sao Paulo (FEAUSP), Brazil
- Dr. Jan Drahokoupil, European Trade Union Institute, Belgium
- Dr Mahabubur Rahman, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Prof. Zaheer Khan, University of Kent
- Dr Nikolai Mouraviev, Abertay University
- Mr Nick Low, British Embassy
- Prof Iyad Nasser, United Nations/London House of Consultants
- Prof Mae Setinidi, University of Kent
- Mr Tommy Hutchinson, Global Healthy Workplace
- Dr Krzysztof Nawratek, Sheffield University