The STEPS Centre Summer School on pathways to sustainability aim to bring together an exceptional group of people who are exploring and developing ideas on pathways to sustainability. Through a mix of lectures, walks, discussions and public events, participants will challenge the STEPS team and...

The Conference provides a forum for the dissemination of student research relating to issues of Globalisation and Economic Policy from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. These areas include Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, Productivity, Economics of the MNEs, Migration and Labour...

A whole range of topics relevant to economic growth in the UK, the euro zone and the wider international economic issues will be discussed. Topics: - Prospects for growth in the UK economy - What are the potential costs of a British exit from the EU? - Future threats to financial stability - The...

The ESRC and British Academy (BA) are co-hosting a unique scoping workshop designed to explore issues around sustainable prosperity. This interactive event aims to bring a diverse range of people and perspectives together to discuss novel ideas and fresh approaches to the issue of building an...

Four principal areas of focus have been identified for conference panels and papers: · Conceptualising the interrelationship between regionalisation and globalisation · Regionalisation and global governance (1): economic, political, social, environmental and legal issues · Regionalisation and...

The travel and tourism industry accounts for $4.4 trillion of economic activity worldwide. Given the current changing political and economic climate how sustainable is this situation? Can the industry continue to grow in the face of climate change and global terrorism? Is there still untapped...