Economy, Space and Society

Past Dissertation Titles

2008

Marcus Shukla: (Supervisors: Prof. Andrew Leyshon & Prof. Louise Crewe)

‘Cultural economies of music: A study of the night-time economy of Nottingham’

Charlotte Stothert: (Supervisors: Prof. Jon Beaverstock & Dr Sarah Hall)

‘Emiratisation and the knowledge economy: The case of Dubai, United Arab Emirates’

2007

Jin Chen: (Supervisors: Prof. Louise Crewe & Dr Shaun French)

'Yiwu Hosiery - Industrial Cluster Upgrading in China'

Gwamaka Robert Kifukwe: (Supervisors: Dr Adam Swain & Prof. Andrew Leyshon)

‘Combating uneven development in Post-socialist states: Tanzania and the Mtwara Development Corridor’

2006

James Corah: (Supervisors: Dr. Shaun French & Prof. Andrew Leyshon)

‘Mass (Media)tion: The complex relationship between the British Broadcast Media and ‘the economic’’

Kieren Cormack: (Supervisors: Prof. Andrew Leyshon & Prof. Dave Matless)

‘The Zoo Business: ‘A whisker away from the wild’ in Dudley’s urban jungle’

Emily Faiz: (Supervisors: Prof. Louise Crewe & Dr. Shaun French)

‘The rise of calculated capitalism: The role of coaching in the production of organizational space and the reproduction of London as a Global City’

Mark Stanley: (Supervisors: Dr. Shaun French & Dr. Michael Samers)

‘The emergence of an Islamic financial landscape – Bahrain as the Islamic Financial Centre?’

2005

Philip Ganado:(Supervisors: Dr. Michael Samers & Dr. Shaun French)

‘Networks of gentrification in North Moseley, Birmingham’

Joseph Gartell: (Supervisors: Dr. Shaun French & Prof. Andrew Leyshon)

‘Cultural-economic discourse and the stock market as ‘strategic game’: A discussion of the role of the UK press in engendering a particular UK investment culture’

Rishinder Rai: (Supervisors: Prof Andrew Leyshon & Dr. Shaun French)

‘Social spaces which lead to economic benefits within the Investment Banking industry in the City of London’

Thomas Wainwright: (Supervisors: Dr Shaun French & Prof Andrew Leyshon)

‘Producing automobility: The performance and production of consumer finance in the automobile industry’