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Research interests
Karel Williams is director of the ESRC funded Centre for Research on Socio Cultural Change (CRESC) where he leads research by an MBS team into financialization and financial innovation. Their major outputs so far include a book on the narrative and performative turn in giant firm strategy and a broad ranging financialization reader. With the sociologist Mike Savage, he is working to revive elite studies initially through an edited book which will be published as a Sociological Review Monograph. He supervises PhD students in these areas of interest and currently teaches an MBA elective in Strategic Finance.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
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Place and mobility in Wales: Challenges and opportunities for reducing car use in a car-dependent, low-density country
Calafati, L., Froud, J., Haslam, C., Johal, S. & Williams, K., 6 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Local Economy. 38, 8, p. 773-793 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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(How) does productivity matter in the foundational economy?
Froud, J., Haslam, C., Johal, S. & Williams, K., 20 Sept 2020, In: Local Economy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diversity in leading and laggard regions: living standards, residual income and regional policy
Calafati, L., Froud, J., Haslam, C., Johal, S. & Williams, K., 13 Aug 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Planning with Citizenship: An Idea Whose Time has Come in Greater Manchester?
Froud, J., Hodson, M., Johal, S., Wei, H. & Williams, K., Sept 2020Research output: Other contribution
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The imaginary of the city versus messy realities
Stafford, A., Stapleton, P., Wei, H. & Williams, K., 16 Jan 2020, In: Financial Accountability & Management. 36, 3, p. 244-260 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impacts
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New Directions for Local Economic Renewal
Williams, K. (Participant), Erturk, I. (Participant) & Froud, J. (Participant)
Impact: Economic impacts, Societal impacts
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The Foundational Economy: Influencing Economic Policy and Practice in Wales
Froud, J. (Participant), Williams, K. (Participant) & Moran, M. (Participant)
Impact: Political impacts, Societal impacts
Press/Media
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: As More Plants Shut Down Can The UK Auto Industry Survive Coronavirus?
18/03/20
1 Media contribution
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THE GUARDIAN: Jaguar Land Rover reports record £3.6bn loss
20/05/19
1 Media contribution
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LONDON EVENING STANDARD: The electric car revolution is heading your way
7/03/19
1 Media contribution
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THE GUARDIAN: Falling diesel sales more than Brexit behind Nissan's X-Trail decision
3/02/19
1 Media contribution
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THE OBSERVER: Stricken carmakers stall at the crossroads of a radical future
12/01/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment