CDS, University of Leeds

Research is undertaken in South and South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, as well as in the former Soviet Union and Eurasia. Main research themes are democratisation, state- building, the politics of resources and development, regional conflict and political emergencies.

Contact Details
Professor Ruth Pearson
Email: r.pearson@leeds.ac.uk
Phone: 0113 343 4393
Fax: 0113 343 4400

Dr Zulkuf Aydin
z.aydin@leeds.ac.uk
Rural development, labour movements, state and society, with specific reference to Turkey and the Middle East.

Dr Ray Bush
r.c.bush@leeds.ac.uk
Political and Economic Liberalisation; Rural Transformation in Africa and the Near East; Famine and food security.

Dr Gordon Crawford
g.crawford@leeds.ac.uk
Democratisation in developing countries; Democracy and socio-economic development; Governance and multilateral development organisations; Decentralisation; Popular participation / grassroots movements for social change.

Dr David Hall-Matthews
d.n.j.hall-matthews@leeds.ac.uk
Famines and food Security, South Asia, Malawi, Governance, Policy discourse and formation, Poverty reduction strategies, Economic and political history, History of development.

Professor Duncan McCargo
d.j.mccargo@leeds.ac.uk
Contemporary Thailand; Southeast Asian politics; political transitions and processes of political reform; politics and the media; civil society and social change in Asia; Japanese politics.

Professor Ruth Pearson
r.pearson@leeds.ac.uk
Gender and Globalisation. Community money and enterprise: micro credit, social enterprise, social economy, community currencies. North-South Development: exploration of development policies and initiatives with relevance in both developed and developing c

Mr Hugo Radice
h.k.radice@leeds.ac.uk
Globalization, the restoration of capitalism in East-Central Europe, transnational corporations, the political economy of money and finance.

Dr Morris Szeftel
m.szeftel@leeds.ac.uk
The politics of developing countries (especially Southern Africa and India), the role of the state in development, business and government, political corruption and conflict.