Financialisation in Development Professors and Supervisors

Ingrid Harvold KvangravenView profile

Senior Lecturer

King’s College LondonUnited Kingdom

Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven is a Senior Lecturer in International Development at King’s College London, based in the Department of International Development within the School of Global Affairs. She holds a PhD in Economics from The New School (2018) and previously served as a Lecturer at the University of York. Her research focuses on decolonizing economics, international financial subordination, and uneven development, particularly in African political economies. She is a co-author of Decolonising Economics: An Introduction (2025) and founder of the blog Developing Economics . Her work critically examines Eurocentric economic theories, global financial hierarchies, and the structural power dynamics affecting the Global South. She advocates for Southern-centric theorization in development studies and has contributed to initiatives like D-Econ (Diversifying and Decolonising Economics) and the Association for Heterodox Economics. She teaches courses such as Decolonising Economics and supervises PhD students in related areas. Her research groups include the Contemporary Marxism Research Group, Global Capitalism Studies Collective, and Climate, Environment and Uneven Development Research Group. She has published extensively in journals like Review of International Political Economy , Development and Change , and Economic and Political Weekly , focusing on topics ranging from dependency theory to financial subordination in Africa. Affiliations: King’s College London: Department of International Development D-Econ Steering Group Member Association for Heterodox Economics Management Committee Key Research Themes: Decolonizing economics International financial subordination Uneven development Dependency theory African political economy

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Marc SchelhaseView profile

Senior Lecturer

King’s College LondonUnited Kingdom

Dr Marc Schelhase is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the Defence Studies Department at King’s College London, affiliated with the Joint Services Command and Staff College, UK Defence Academy. He established the MSc in Defence Innovation and previously served as a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges (2009–2020). His research focuses on political economy, risk analysis, regionalisation/globalisation, and zemiology/social harms. Education: PhD in Politics and International Studies (University of Warwick, 2005), MA and BA in International Relations (Keele University, 1998–2000). He has authored two books, including The Political Economy of Risk in Finance and the Military (2023), and contributes to interdisciplinary research groups like the King’s Centre for Defence Economics and Management (KCDEM) and the Economic Conflict & Competition Research Group (ECCRG). His work examines risk management dilemmas in finance and military contexts, the socio-economic impacts of homeownership, and regional integration dynamics in the Americas. He actively supervises PhD students in political economy, risk, and related fields. Professional activities include policy advising (e.g., House of Lords Risk Assessment Committee) and public engagement through media commentary and lectures.

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Vincent HurleyView profile

Lecturer

Macquarie UniversityAustralia

Vincent Hurley is a Lecturer at Macquarie University's School of International Studies, Department of Security Studies and Criminology. With 29 years of operational experience as a police officer in the New South Wales Police Force, where he achieved the rank of Detective Superintendent, he brings extensive practical knowledge to his academic role. He teaches courses including Law Enforcement in Australia, Policing and Crime, and Crisis Management & Disaster Relief. Dr. Hurley's educational background includes a PhD, Masters in Business Administration, Bachelor in Criminology & Psychology, Graduate Diploma in University Teaching and Learning, and Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management. His career transition from police work to academia provides him with unique perspective on the practical application of criminological theories. Financialisation of policing Police use of force (lethal and less than lethal) Domestic violence policing Hostage negotiation Mental health crisis response Community engagement strategies His research output shows a consistent focus on practical criminology issues, with recent publications addressing knife crime trends, police firearm protocols, and the financial dimensions of policing. His 2024 publications particularly address contemporary issues in Australian crime and policing. Australian Institute of Criminology award (2009) NSW Government Award for crime prevention and domestic violence work (2008) NSW Public Sector Awards (2008) Faculty of Arts Learning & Teaching Educational Leader Award (2024) Professor Mariella Herberstein Award (2017) Dr. Hurley has supervised numerous research projects through the PACE program, working with agencies including NSW Police Force, NSW Corrective Services, and Australian Border Force. He has provided expert testimony to parliamentary inquiries and presented to over 3,000 high school students on violence against women. His media presence is significant, with over 110 interviews and a notable appearance on ABC's Q&A that garnered 17 million views.

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Jeff PowellView profile

Associate Professor

Mesoyios CollegeCyprus

Jeff Powell serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of International Business & Economics at the University of Greenwich, where he is also affiliated with the Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre (GPERC). As a founding member of Reteaching Economics, he actively contributes to reforming economics education through pluralist pedagogical approaches. His research centers on critical intersections of development economics, monetary systems, and financialisation, with particular focus on the subordination of emerging economies within global financial structures. Powell examines historical transformations in capitalist development, the political economy of crises, and alternative approaches to economic governance, consistently adopting a critical perspective that challenges mainstream economic narratives. Analysis of Powell's 15 publications reveals a sustained research trajectory examining financialised capitalism's impact on development trajectories, with recent work emphasizing structural hierarchies in the international monetary system. His scholarship demonstrates strong thematic coherence across temporal periods, evolving from eurozone crisis analyses (2010-2011) to contemporary investigations of financial subordination in emerging economies (2021-2023). Powell maintains active international research collaborations with institutions including the University of Cambridge and SOAS University of London, reflecting his embeddedness in global critical political economy networks. His work through Reteaching Economics demonstrates parallel commitment to transforming economics pedagogy alongside his scholarly research on financial and developmental structures.

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Ana Peric MomcilovicView profile

Assistant Professor

University College DublinIreland

Ana Peric Momcilovic is Assistant Professor in Urban & Regional Planning at University College Dublin’s School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy and concurrently Senior Research Associate at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture. A Fulbright and Swiss Government Excellence scholar, she spent nine years at ETH-Zürich’s Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, publishing seven books and >50 articles on collaborative planning, brown-field regeneration and planning cultures. Education Dip. Arch., University of Belgrade, 2007 Ph.D. in Urban Planning, University of Belgrade, 2013 (dissertation award, Belgrade Chamber of Commerce) Research focus Her work dissects how stakeholders collaborate (or fail to) when tackling complex spatial challenges. Using comparative case studies across Switzerland, Serbia, Ireland, Greece and the USA, she has examined brown-field regeneration governance, the financialisation of planning legislation, participatory planning legacies in socialist Yugoslavia, and elite-driven densification coalitions in Zurich. Recent projects investigate social inclusion in healthy communities and the impact of urban density on children’s wellbeing. Publication trajectory Since 2021 her articles cluster around three intertwined domains: (i) financialised urban megaprojects and planning law reforms, (ii) cooperative/deliberative planning methods in Swiss and Serbian contexts, and (iii) comparative planning cultures and policy transfer in the Balkans. Awards & recognition 2023 MDPI Outstanding Editorial Work Award 2021 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Grant, UIC 2014 Best Doctoral Dissertation, University of Belgrade Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship 2014/15 Foundation for Young Talents grants (2010/11, 2005/06, 2003/09) Advising & grants She has supervised 7 MSc, 5 MAS and 4 PhD theses and currently sits on PhD/MAS committees at ETH Zürich, Politecnico di Milano, UPC Barcelona and the University of Belgrade. Competitive funding includes 7 personal or project grants (Swiss NSF, Fulbright, ARL Hannover, Future Cities Lab Singapore-ETH Centre, Science Fund Serbia). Professional service Member of AESOP Excellence in Education Board and Best Congress Paper Award Committee; former Chair of ISOCARP Gerd Albers Award Committee; editorial board member of six journals; peer reviewer for >20 journals; invited expert for EC Corridor Coordinators and UN-Habitat/ISOCARP Urban Innovation CoP.

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