Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute Leading the debate on a new political economy SPERI develops and promotes new analysis and understanding of contemporary capitalism, and of the major economic and political challenges arising from it. You are here Home Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute Publications Our research Our impact News 5 October 2022 SPERI invites applications for the Leverhulme Trust’s Early Career Fellowship Scheme SPERI and the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield welcome applications from outstanding early career researchers to the 2023 round of the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Scheme. 25 February 2022 Book launch: Britain Alone by Liam Stanley | 9th March Britain Alone traces the complex nationalist path Britain took after the 2008 financial crisis. It analyses the thread that ties the fallout of the crash and austerity, through Brexit, and to the shape of lockdown politics, to provide a new history. 10 February 2022 New Report: Local responses to household food insecurity across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic A new report has been published today exploring local responses to household food insecurity across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. View all SPERI news