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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Contact
Lars Buur, Centre Leader // Associate Professor, Roskilde University, lbuur@ruc.dk
Lone Riisgaard, Centre Leader // Associate Professor, Roskilde University, loner@ruc.dk (new centre leader from 1. February 2023)
Researchers from Roskilde University
Centre members from Roskilde University
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The Socio-Economic Research Centre is envolved in a number of research projects.
Producing alternative green futures: Exploring interconnections between green transitions and socioeconomics and political organization.
Lone Riisgaard, Roskilde University, Project leader, Associate professor, loner@ruc.dk
Jacob Rasmussen, Roskilde University, Project participant, Associate professor, jacobra@ruc.dk
https://ruc.dk/nyheder/samfundsforskere-vil-udfordre-begrebet-groen-vaekst (in Danish)
CASH-IN: privately managed cash transfers in Africa
Lars Buur, Roskilde University, Project coordinator, Associate professor, lbuur@ruc.dk
Malin Nystrand, Gothenburg University and Roskilde University, Project participant, malinn@ruc.dk
Jacob Ulrich, Roskilde University, Project participant, P.hd. Fellow, jacobu@ruc.dk
Bruno Yawe, Project leader
Rehema Kilonzo, Project leader
Lutengano Mwinuka, Project participant
Raphael Macha, Project participant
Fred Henry Beteganya, Project participant
Susan Namirembe Kavuma, Project participant
SWASH: Sustainable Wastewater Systems for Ghana
Paul Stacey, Roskilde University, Project participant, Associate professor, pas@ruc.dk
Jacob Rasmussen, Roskilde University, Project participant, Associate professor, jacobra@ruc.dk
Nina Torm, Roskilde University, Project participant, Postdoc, ninatorm@ruc.dk
Marin Oteng-Ababio, Project participant
Richard Grant, Project participant
Iris Fynn, Project participant
Issahaka Fuseini, Project participant
Decent Work and GVC-based Industrialization in Ethiopia (EthApparel)
The project examines concomitantly the three scales of global buyers, supplier firms, and workers as well as the agency of these actors in driving inclusive development outcomes in the context of Ethiopia’s political economy.
Kristoffer Marslev, Roskilde University, Postdoc, marslev@ruc.dk
Illegal resource extraction and state formation in emerging African democracies (GOLD)
Paul Stacey, Roskilde University, Project participant, Associate professor, pas@ruc.dk
Lars Buur, Roskilde University, Project participant, Associate professor, lbuur@ruc.dk
Abdul-Gafaru Abdulia, University Ghana, Legion, agabdulai@ug.edu.gh
Commodifying Compassion: Implications of Turning People and Humanitarian Causes into Marketable Things (CoCo research)
Commodifying Compassion aims to understand how ‘helping’ has become a marketable commodity and how this impacts humanitarianism symbolically and materially.
Mette Fog Olwig, Roskilde University, Associate professor, mettefo@ruc.dk
https://www.commodifyingcompassion.com/
Informal Worker Organization and Social Protection (SPIWORK)
This project investigates emerging collective forms of informal worker organization, and their potential for enabling informal worker access to social protection measures in Kenya and Tanzania.
Lone Riisgaard, Roskilde University, Project leader, Associate professor, loner@ruc.dk
Nina Torm, Roskilde University, Project participant, Postdoc, ninatorm@ruc.dk
Winnie Mitullah, Professor, ex-Director of the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi, Kenya, mitulla@uonbi.ac.ke
Godbertha Kinyondo, Senior Lecturer, Mzumbe University, Business School, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Anne Kamau, Lecturer, Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Nairobi, Kenya
Hierarchies of Rights: Land and natural resource investments in Africa (Hierarchies)
The HIERARCHIES research programme researches how struggles related to large-scale investments into natural resources reconfigure rights to land by local populations in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Lars Buur, Roskilde University, Project leader, Associate professor, lbuur@ruc.dk
Josè Macuane, University Eduardo Mondlane, MZ (Team Leader on Mozambique), macuane@yahoo.com.br
Carlota M. M. Tembe, University Eduardo Mondlane, MZ, carlota.mondlane@uem.mz
Faustin Maganga, University Dar es Salaam, TZ (Team Leader on Tanzania) faustinmaganga@yahoo.co.uk
Opportuna Kweka, University of Dar es Salaam, TZ, okweka@yahoo.com
Rasmus Hundsbæk Pedersen, Danish Institute for International Studies, rhp@diis.dk
Emmanuel Sulle, University of Dar es Salaam, TZ, esulle@plaas.org.za
Malin Nystrand, Gothenburg University and Roskilde University, malinn@ruc.dk
Thabit Jacob, Roskilde University and Gothenburg University, thabit.jacob@gu.se
Padil Salimo, Eduardo Mondlane and Roskilde University, padil.salimo@gmail.com
Celso Monjane, Eduardo Mondlane and Roskilde University. monjanecelso@yahoo.com
Carlsberg Foundation Monography Fellowship
Laura Horn, Roskilde University, Associate professor, lhorn@ruc.dk
Sapere Aude/ Universal Aspiration vs. Geopolitical Divides: Imagining the World as a ‘Post-Millennial’ in the SDG Era
Se also: Can the world’s youth unite across geopolitical divides to address the Sustainable Development Goals?
Mette Fog Olwig, Roskilde University, Associate professor, mettefo@ruc.dk
Carlsberg Foundation Research Infrastructure: Vegetarianism in a Global Perspective
Johan Fischer, Roskilde University, Associate Professor, johanf@ruc.dk
Carlsberg Foundation Monograph Fellowship: Going Green Globally? Moral Economies of Vegetarianism
Johan Fischer, Roskilde University, Associate Professor, johanf@ruc.dk
You find a list of projects at Centre profile at the Roskilde University Research Portal
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The CAE Working Papers has from November 1, 2021 been transformed into SECO Working Paper Series 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) Working Paper series publishes cutting-edge research on contemporary political and socio-economic dynamics in advanced, emerging and developing countries.
CAE and SECO Working Paper Series
Publications
Agroforestry as Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of Cocoa Farming in Ghana
Olwig, M. F. (ed.), Bosselmann, A. S. (ed.) & Owusu, K. (ed.), 2024, 1 ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 171 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
At elitens privatfly stadig er lovlige, er en flyvning direkte ind i klimakatastrofen
Horn, L., Martos, M., Vestergaard, L. K. & Racimo, F., 15 Jan 2024, In: Information.Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
Can Agroforestry Provide a Future for Cocoa? Implications for Policy and Practice
Olwig, M. F., Asare, R., Vaast, P. & Bosselmann, A. S., 2024, Agroforestry as Climate Change Adaptation: The Case of Cocoa Farming in Ghana. Olwig, M. F., Bosselmann, A. S. & Owusu, K. (eds.). 1 ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 147-166 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities
Eurasian Geography and Economics (Journal)
Alexander Linyu Qian Chen (Peer reviewer)
13 Apr 2024Activity: Editorial work and peer review › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
24th Mobile Biodiversity Festival at the Deccan Development Society
Emilia Teresa Lewartowska (Participant)
30 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Smart Cities and Urban Citizenship
Jacob Rasmussen (Organizer), Somdeep Sen (Speaker), Wangui Kimari (Speaker), Alex Wafer (Organizer), Njogu Morgan (Speaker), Federica Duca (Speaker) & Amy Mutua (Speaker)
22 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press-media
En større bid af cashew-kagen: Nu rister Tanzania selv nødderne til din lille sult
07/04/2024 → 08/04/2024
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Kampen om Afrikas mineraler præges af ny geopolitisk virkelighed
14/01/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Insights and Events
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
Research from Roskilde University
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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