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We study the many ways in which the world-system unevenly constrains and drives development everywhere, with its persistent structural hierarchies, dependencies, contradictions, and unequal power relations between classes, ethnicities, genders, races, and states. This includes efforts to decolonise development studies itself, overcoming legacies of Eurocentrism and the 'white man's burden'.

For the most fruitful systemic analyses of global capitalism, we encourage being undisciplined by disciplinary boundaries as we represent critical political economy, development studies, economics, history, international political economy, international relations, literature, media studies, political science, sociology, and more.

While many of our members have specific regional specialisations, we are committed to connecting the regional to the global in capitalism as an integrated—but uneven—world-system.

People

Gulsah Adam

PhD alumni

Aiko Ikemura Amaral

Lecturer in International Development

Luis Andueza

Lecturer in International Development

Yang Bai

PhD student

Joseph Baines

Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy

Kathy Dodworth

Research Fellow

Projects

The Regulatory Tightrope Struggles Shaping Europe's Capital Markets thumbnail
TNI State of Power Report 2025: Geopolitics of Capitalism

Thanks to DID Impact Funds, Sean Kenji Starrs helped to shape the 2025 title, theme and contents (including Infographics) of Transnational Institute's 13th flagship annual report, on the Geopolitics of Capitalism. Two research group members have also contributed articles to this report, Sean Kenji Starrs on Can China Challenge US Empire? and Rafeef Ziadah on Geopolitics of Genocide.

Full list of our projects

Publications

    Events

    12 February 2025 - Book Talk: "Spectre of State Capitalism" with Dr Ilias Alami

    The Department of International Development at King's is hosting a book talk with Dr Ilias Alami about his new book with Adam Dixon, "The Spectre of State Capitalism". Dr Ewa Karwowski and Sean Starrs will be joining the event as speakers.

    Find out more about this event

    27 November 2024 - Book Talk on “Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market” with Adam Hanieh

    The Department of International Development and the Global Capitalism Studies Network at King's hosted a book talk with Adam Hanieh about his new book, "Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market". Thomas Purcell, Lama Tawakkol and Sean Starrs will joined the event as speakers.

    Find out more about this event

    People

    Gulsah Adam

    PhD alumni

    Aiko Ikemura Amaral

    Lecturer in International Development

    Luis Andueza

    Lecturer in International Development

    Yang Bai

    PhD student

    Joseph Baines

    Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy

    Kathy Dodworth

    Research Fellow

    Projects

    The Regulatory Tightrope Struggles Shaping Europe's Capital Markets thumbnail
    TNI State of Power Report 2025: Geopolitics of Capitalism

    Thanks to DID Impact Funds, Sean Kenji Starrs helped to shape the 2025 title, theme and contents (including Infographics) of Transnational Institute's 13th flagship annual report, on the Geopolitics of Capitalism. Two research group members have also contributed articles to this report, Sean Kenji Starrs on Can China Challenge US Empire? and Rafeef Ziadah on Geopolitics of Genocide.

    Full list of our projects

    Publications

      Events

      12 February 2025 - Book Talk: "Spectre of State Capitalism" with Dr Ilias Alami

      The Department of International Development at King's is hosting a book talk with Dr Ilias Alami about his new book with Adam Dixon, "The Spectre of State Capitalism". Dr Ewa Karwowski and Sean Starrs will be joining the event as speakers.

      Find out more about this event

      27 November 2024 - Book Talk on “Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market” with Adam Hanieh

      The Department of International Development and the Global Capitalism Studies Network at King's hosted a book talk with Adam Hanieh about his new book, "Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power, and the Making of the World Market". Thomas Purcell, Lama Tawakkol and Sean Starrs will joined the event as speakers.

      Find out more about this event