FGM/C in Africa and the diaspora: issues, debates, and challenges. Lotte Hughes, Mark Lamont, Katy Newell-Jones, Damaris Parsitau (eds). A nuanced, interdisciplinary examination of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) that challenges dominant health and human-rights narratives by situating the practice within its social, ritual, and cultural contexts, and foregrounding the voices of affected communities.

Why Justice in Innovation and Development Matters: A Relational Egalitarian Perspective. Theo Papaioannou. This book argues that justice needs to be imbedded in innovation and development, both so that the fruits of technologies are distributed fairly and to ensure that social relations in the process of generation and application of new knowledge are equalised.

Grassroots Innovation Ecosystems: Alternative Agri-Food Networks (AAFNs) in Brazil and Turkey. Theo Papaioannou, Levidow, Aksoy and Öz. This paper argues that inclusive grassroots innovation within solidarity-based networks (like SSE and alternative food systems) can reduce socio-economic inequalities—especially during crises like COVID-19—by fostering collective resilience, adaptive practices, and supportive ecosystems.

Towards an entrepreneurial welfare state? A conceptual perspective. Takala, V. and Papaioannou, T. This paper in Review of Evolutionary Political Economy argues that the “entrepreneurial state” must actively shape and steer innovation to tackle societal challenges, but in doing so faces inherent tensions and trade-offs with traditional welfare roles that policymakers must consciously manage.

Conceptualising inclusive in inclusive innovations: evidence from the AI-based MedTech for cancer detection in India. Pallavi, J., Kale, D., Guntupalli, A., & Wield, D. This paper in Science and Public Policy argues that AI-driven point-of-care cancer detection technologies in India can improve early diagnosis in low-resource settings, but their real impact depends on how inclusively they are developed and integrated within the broader health system.

Exploring Role, Actions, and Influence of Industry Associations in Politics of Health innovation in India. Kale, D. and Papaioannou, T. This paper in Science and Public Policy argues that industry associations play a pivotal political role in shaping medical technology innovation and policy in India, fostering collaboration and entrepreneurship while also generating competing agendas that influence development outcomes.