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Research Centre Socio-Economic Research Centre

The Centre of African Economies (CAE) has from November 1, 2021 been transformed into the Socio-Economic Research Centre (SECO) in order to better capture the research on contemporary political and socio-economic dynamics in advanced, emerging and developing countries.

The Socio-Economic Research Centre (SECO) is an interdisciplinary centre conducting research on contemporary political and socio-economic dynamics in advanced, emerging and developing countries in the intersections between economic sociology, political economy and heterodox economics.

In particular, the Centre explores:

  • The organization of labour markets
  • The nature, pace and outcomes of processes of capitalist transformation
  • The links between the regulation of economic transactions and state formation
  • The social and financial challenges of transitioning to a net-zero carbon economy
  • The political economy of natural-resource extraction, with implications for political instability
  • How processes of commodification shape relationships between humanitarianism and development
  • The objectives and effects of changing economic policies, from industrial policy to financial regulation

Researchers at the Centre provide unique insights into these issues by applying methodologies that emphasize in-depth political and socio-economic knowledge at different social scales, as well as comparative work.

Theoretically, the Centre’s research is multi-faceted, but its affiliated researchers all share an interest in pluralism in the global political economy and socio-economics.

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News from the Centre

Health and Safety Compliance in Tanzania

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New publication investigates the role of health and safety actors together with reasons for poor OHS enforcement on construction sites in Tanzania.

Informal Worker Access to Formal Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa

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New publication explores the extent to which informal worker associations facilitate member access to formal social insurance schemes in Kenya and Tanzania.
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SECO officially launched

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On May 25th SECO was officially launched at a networking event on Socio-Economic Research at Roskilde University.

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Here you will find a list of this semester's seminar series.

Lektor Mette Fog Olwig
ARTICLE

Can the world’s youth unite across geopolitical divides to address the Sustainable Development Goals?

Young people who are committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and are combating climate change or tackling other global challenges, may have unequal opportunities to participate, depending on where they come from in the world. How do young people experience the discrepancy between expectations of equal, global partnerships and their very different life circumstances? This is what Associate Professor Mette Fog Olwig from Roskilde University will investigate in a new research project.

The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy

New Handbook dedicated to the economy of Ethiopia

Lindsay Whitfield (Roskilde University) and Cornelia Staritz (University of Vienna), from the AfriCap project, published in the Oxford Handbook of The Ethiopian Economy

CAE book Ghana - Economies after Colonialism

New book from CAE

Lindsay Whitfield, Professor (MSO) in Global Studies at Roskilde University and leader of the Center of African Economies, has a new book Economies after Colonialism: Ghana and the struggle for power, with Cambridge University Press.

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Base at Roskilde University

The centre is based at the Department of Social Sciences and  Business

Participating research units: International Development Research Group

PhD-School: Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Business - International studies

Relevant degree programs: Global and Development Studies // International Studies // International Bachelor in Social Sciences

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Find additional information about Socio-Economic Research Centre:

Centre site at Roskilde University Research Portal

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Contact

Head of Centre

Lone Riisgaard
Associate Professor
Phone + 45 4674 2959
loner@ruc.dk

Lars Buur
Associate Professor
Phone +45 4674 3684
lbuur@ruc.dk