Events

We organise a wide range of events, and are proud to support the annual International Development and Innovation Seminar Series. You can view previous Seminars on our webinar page.


May 13

Seminar - Transition-Driven Windows Of Opportunity: The Role Of China

Wed, 13 May 2026, 13:00 to 14:30

Online - MS Teams

Transitions are driving forces in industrial restructuring, especially during socio-technical shifts and rising global competition. Industrial policy, if used strategically, can build the domestic industrial capacity needed to capture the opportunities arising with transition. This is the case for C...

May 21

Seminar Panel Book Launch of Heterodox Economics by Andrew Trigg

Thu, 21 May 2026, 17:00 to 18:00

MS Teams

Heterodox economics differs from orthodox or mainstream economics. It draws on a multiplicity of ideas, disciplines, methods and voices to present a more radical alternative to the dominant paradigm of neoclassical economics, which is viewed as overly narrow and unable to explain how economies actua...

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International Development Research Office
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
United Kingdom

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