The Centre for Global Economic and Social Development (GESD) works with members and partners both locally and from across the globe to harness insights and facilitate development and change. Our multi-regional expertise enables us to engage in comparative projects and think laterally about solutions. We have three key special interest groups – Peace and Development (PD), Alternative Pathways to Development (AP), and International Business and Development (IBD).
Dr Alison Hulme – Lead
Adrian Price – Co-Lead
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New research demonstrates local community radio has an ‘overwhelmingly positive’ impact on health, employment and community cohesion - participants agreeing they would trust content heard on local community radio, sometimes…
11 April 2024
Research under way to provide a circular supply chain perspective of packaging recovery ecosystems being implemented by Tetra Pak, funded by the British Academy, Newton Fund Mobility Grants.
10 April 2024
Fascinating roundtable discussion focuses on China and India, with themes emerging such as power consolidation by leaders in times of economic upheaval and social challenge.
8 April 2024
Online talk series focusing on key issues in humanitarianism, development and peace building with Dr Iyad Nasr, who devoted 30 years to diplomatic, humanitarian and development work, previously serving as…
7 April 2024
An international conference with keynote speaker, Professor Geir Sigurdsson, from the University of Iceland, opening the conference with a lecture entitled ‘Confucian Confusions: Some Over- and Underemphasized Philosophical Aspects of…
4 April 2024