Political Economies of energy transition with Kathryn Hochstetler
Wind power has expanded quickly in Brazil, while solar power lags there and both wind and solar power have struggled to take off in South Africa. Professor Kathryn Hochstetler argues that four differe...
11 Marras 202045min
Africa- 75 years after the Manchester Pan-African Congress with Amani Abou-Zeid
Dr Amani Abou-Zeid of the African Union discusses Africa: 75 years after the Manchester Pan-African Congress. Her talk was part of a symposium to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 5th Pan-African ...
27 Loka 202028min
Covid-19 and the Future of Global Value Chains
The Covid-19 pandemic created a major shock to the global economy. The ramifications of this shock are reverberating through global value chains to reach workers and sites of production throughout the...
3 Elo 202049min
Covid-19 in Kenya’s informal settlements with Charity Mumbi & Jack Makau
Charity Mumbi and Jack Makau work for Muungano wa Wanavijiji, a social movement of 'slum' residents and urban poor people in Kenya, affiliated to SDI International. In this podcast they describe the l...
17 Heinä 202042min
Migration and development with Tanja Bastia and Ronald Skeldon
In this special podcast, we are lucky to be joined by the editors of the newly published Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development, Tanja Bastia and Ronald Skeldon.In this episode they talk abou...
16 Kesä 202040min
In conversation: Alicya Mamo and Shamima Khonat founders of Electric Bazaar
In the latest episode of our ‘In Conversation’ podcast we caught up with Shamima and Alicya; two Manchester Alumni whose fashion business was recently highly commended for social innovation at the Man...
4 Kesä 202017min
Deindustrialisation in the Global South with Seth Schindler & Tom Gillespie
Seth Schindler & Tom Gillespie discuss their new research on deindustrialisation in the Global South. Seth and Tom have recently published an article on 'Deindustrialization in cities of the Global So...
4 Touko 202030min
In conversation: Siobhan McGrath on forced labour and marketising anti-slavery
In this episode Dr Rory Horner talked to Dr Siobhán McGrath about her research into forced labour and the marketising anti-slavery.Siobhán McGrath is Assistant Professor in Human Geography at Durham U...
2 Maalis 202022min
