Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures

The emergence of the so-called 'Rising Powers' - including but not limited to China, India, Brazil and Russia - represents one of the key drivers of global economic and social change. The Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures network funded by the Economic and Social Research Council includes 12 research projects at ten universities across the UK that explore these ongoing changes.

Monday, 19 December 2016

Filling “institutional voids”? Pharmaceutical multinationals and intellectual property regimes in rising powers

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By Rory Horner, University of Manchester Image by jk1991,  FreeDigitalPhotos.net In a recent special issue of Critical Perspectives on...
Wednesday, 30 November 2016

The power of the sewing machine: A masterclass in building alliances for workers’ rights and sustainability in global production networks

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By Aarti Krishnan and Corinna Braun-Munzinger The ESRC project on ‘ Rising Powers, Labour Standards and the Governance of Global Productio...
Thursday, 24 November 2016

How does India engage with sustainability standards?

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By Natalie Langford, PhD researcher at the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester  In November, the Rising Powers and...
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Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Call for papers: Workshop on ‘Rising Powers and Labour Standards in Global Production Networks’, 19-20 June 2017, Manchester

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The ‘Rising Powers’, especially China, India and Brazil, have now become key players in the global  economy. Yet, we still know too littl...
Thursday, 10 November 2016

Giving workers employment rights increases productivity and profitability

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By Boni Sones, University of Cambridge Imag e by Stuart Miles. FreeDigitalPhotos.net We live in a globalised world and buy products...
Monday, 24 October 2016

How do Rising Powers Shape Global Innovation?

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On 6-7 October 2016, the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research  and the ESRC Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures programme   hos...
Monday, 17 October 2016

Rising Powers at the DSA 2016: China and the rising powers as development actors

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By Corinna Braun-Munzinger  The Rising Powers Study Group of the Development Studies Association (DSA) and the ESRC Rising Powers and...
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