Dr. Scott Lavery

Biography

Joined University of Glasgow in 2023 as a Lecturer in Political Economy. His research is underpinned by the central question: how has the global economy changed since the 2008 financial crisis? His current book project, 'Rebuilding Fortress Europe?', explores the return of industrial strategy and protectionist trade policy within the European Union over the past decade. His previous book, 'British Capitalism in Crisis' (Palgrave, 2019), provides an account of economic policymaking in the post-2008 period and argues that it has consolidated a series of weaknesses in British capitalism, including low productivity, regional imbalance, and over-dependence on finance-led growth. His research encompasses a wide range of themes, including monetary policy, EU industrial strategy, trade policy, uneven development, state theory, European integration, welfare state restructuring, and business power in Brexit. He has published on these topics in numerous international peer-reviewed journals such as the 'Review of International Political Economy', 'Journal of Common Market Studies', and 'New Political Economy'. His work is informed by a traditional approach to classical political economy and adopts a holistic, historicized perspective on the continuity and change of global capitalism, making it inherently interdisciplinary by drawing from fields such as politics, international relations, geography, economic history, philosophy, and sociology. Prior to joining Glasgow, he served as a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Sheffield (2018-2023) and completed a post-doctoral Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2018-2021). He holds a PhD (2012-2016) from Sheffield, an MA in International Political Economy from the University of York (2011-2012), and an honours degree (MA) in Philosophy and Politics from the University of Glasgow (2005-2009).

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