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Professor Andrew Cumbers is a Professor of Political Economy at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. He holds a BA from the University of Wales and a PhD from the University of Durham. Previously, he was a researcher and lecturer at the Universities of Durham, Middlesex, and Aberdeen, focusing on labor and economic geography. His research emphasizes economic democracy, urban and regional development, public ownership, and employment relations.
Education: BA (University of Wales), PhD (University of Durham).
Research Interests: Economic democracy, urban and regional development, public and collective ownership, employment relations. These areas explore alternatives to neoliberal capitalism, including public banking, municipal energy transitions, and worker participation.
Key Publications: Recent works include analyses of public banking in the US, municipal energy transitions in Europe, and remunicipalization processes. He has contributed to reports on European economic democracy and food policy in Glasgow.
Grants and Collaborations: Collaborates on projects addressing public ownership, sustainability, and health inequalities. His work often intersects with policy-oriented research, such as the Public Futures Database Report and Good Food for All in Glasgow.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Entrepreneurship, Development, and Political Economy research cluster at the University of Glasgow, focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to socio-economic challenges.
