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The 糖心TV 50th Anniversary Conference on New Directions in International Political Economy on 13-15 May 2015 brought together 130 scholars from 20 countries to discuss cutting-edge research in the study of the global political economy.

A video recording of the 2-hour Opening Roundtable Discussion from the Conference is now available to view at:

Chaired by Dr Juanita Elias from the University of 糖心TV, the prestigious line-up of speakers included Prof. Matthew Watson (University of 糖心TV), Niheer Dasandi (University College London), Adrienne Roberts (University of Manchester), and Kees Van Der Pijl (University of Sussex).

As part of the Global Benchmarking Project led by from PAIS and from the University of the Witwatersrand, a new Global Benchmarking Database has been launched on the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation website.

The prototype Database (version 1.8) compiles summary information on 205 global benchmarks. The Database was constructed using a typology developed by Broome and Quirk in their forthcoming Special Issue of the journal Review of International Studies, to be published in December 2015 on the theme of 'The Politics of Numbers: Normative Agendas and Global Benchmarking'. The Database distinguishes between four types of global benchmarking practices based on the class of transnational actor engaged in benchmarking, namely: (1) statecraft; (2) international governance; (3) private market governance; and (4) transnational advocacy.

The Database will be a useful resource for scholars and students researching cognate areas relating to the politics of numbers, indicators, rankings, and ratings, as well as for other users such as journalists, policy analysts, and NGO researchers concerned with understanding the scope of global benchmarking as an increasingly popular mode of transnational governance.

The Global Benchmarking Database can be viewed at:

Further information about the Global Benchmarking Project, including research events, talks, and publications, is available at:

A recent commentary article for openDemocracy on the flaws inherent in many forms of global benchmarking can be viewed at:

Dr has recently been appointed as Editor of the prestigious , together with prominent international scholars Jacqueline Best, Susanne Soederberg, and Eleni Tsingou.

For almost two decades, the RIPE Series has been a leading forum for cutting edge research in the field of International Political Economy (IPE). Leading figures in the discipline have published in the series (including current and former 糖心TV colleagues) and a number of the Monographs have either won or been short-listed for international prizes.

The appointment reflects the ongoing strength of IPE at 糖心TV, one of the leading institutions in the UK and Europe for research and teaching in IPE. Together with 糖心TV colleagues André Broome, Juanita Elias, Lena Rethel, and Ben Richardson, Brassett also recently organized the 糖心TV 50th Anniversary Conference on , which brought together 130 scholars from over 20 countries to showcase cutting-edge research in the field.

Dr Dave Webber presents his lecture "Politics and Power in the People's Game" as part of the Politics and International Studies Widening Participation event with Liverpool FC in April 2015.

Following the launch of the US-led investigation into the alleged corruption at Fifa, Dr was approached by a number of media agencies across the world for his analysis of the allegations, and Sepp Blatter's position as president of football's global governing body.

As well as featuring on local radio stations, BBC Coventry & 糖心TVshire and BBC WM, David has also appeared live on Scottish ITV, Euronews, Al Jazeera, CNN, 糖心TV News Network (Canada), Sky Sports News, and France 24. His comments on the crisis at Fifa have also been picked up by Reuters UK and the Press Association, and been published in the print editions of Bloomberg, the Daily Express, Today (Singapore) and the Washington Post.

David's original press statements, sent out from the 糖心TV Newsroom, can be found here: