Annual Research Report 2015-16 Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Section One Regent’s Research Centres ........................................................................................................................................................................................4 ■ Centre for Banking and Finance ..........................................................................................................................................................................4 ■ Networks of Power ....................................................................................................................................................................................................6 ■ Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology Reflections Research Centre ........................................................................................8 ■ Regent’s Centre for Transnational Studies .....................................................................................................................................................10 Featured New Book ■ Ibrahim Sirkeci, Barbara Pusch (eds.) Turkish Migration Policy (Transnational Press, 2016) .........................................................12 Featured Researchers ■ Dr Yunzhen Liu .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 ■ Amparo Lallana ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Regent’s on the Conference Scene ■ Rotterdam: Positive Management 2015 and Global Entrepreneurship 2016.....................................................................................15 ■ Entrepreneurship-related pedagogy ................................................................................................................................................................15 Section Two ■ Publications ................................................................................................................................................................................................................18 ■ Conference papers .................................................................................................................................................................................................21 ■ Media appearances ...............................................................................................................................................................................................26 ■ Staff PhD completions ...........................................................................................................................................................................................28 1 Introduction From left, Regent’s research leads: Professor Mark Allinson, Dr Tom Villis, Dr Assia Rolls and Professor Jonathan Liu Once again, we are pleased to showcase a year of continued success in both research outputs, high-profile events, and the development of staff as researchers. The 2015/16 year saw the Faculty In addition, the year also saw a The Faculty of Arts, Humanities & of Business & Management placing greater number of applications for Social Sciences had a productive a greater emphasis on creating research support and attendance year with its staff members development opportunities for at the faculty’s research seminars producing five books, numerous early career lecturers who wanted and workshops.This has coincided articles and making a significant to develop their research and with more applications for research number of appearances in scholarship focus. Seminars and project funding being submitted the national and international workshops were complemented by externally. The faculty was media. We also ran a number of a highly appreciated writing retreat. successful in securing funding from successful events including visits Research workshops for developing Ria, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the from H.E. Teresita Vicente, the methodologies were organised and Higher Education Academy and Cuban ambassador to the UK, hosted by prominent researchers British Leverhulme Trust. Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire such as Professor Catherine Cassell the former Force Commander of and Professor Nicholas O’Regan. the United Nations Assistance 2 Research Centres 4 Featured New Book 12 Featured Researchers 13 Mission in Rwanda, and the Rt Hon. conference proceedings, the Keith Vaz MP, Chair of the Home Institute had one of its staff complete Affairs Committee. The faculty a PhD. It also successfully secured also continued to support staff by funding for a two-year project, providing funding for conference ‘Language policies in Europe and Regent’s on the funding and research training. Asia’, and had the opportunity to run an excellent panel, with Conference Scene In the Regent’s Institute of internationally renowned speakers Languages & Culture, besides from India, Brazil, UK and USA, on the regular research activities the ‘Future of English Language 15 represented by doctoral Teaching’ in autumn 2016. examinations, national and international conference papers, texts in books, journals and 3 Regent’s Research Centres Centre for Banking and Finance – presented papers and researches on risk management, financial regulation and governance. Professor G. Vento and Dr C. Kallandranis presented their research and also gave a seminar each at Palermo University. International Academic Conference on Economics, Finance and Energy: Which Challenges in the Current Geopolitical Framework? In April 2016 the CBF, with the active collaboration of Dr Christos Kallandranis and Dr Asieh Tabaghdehi, organised and hosted a one-day academic conference on economics, finance and energy Professor Gianfranco Vento, director at Regent’s. A number of papers were selected for the two sessions The Centre for Banking and Finance (CBF) continued on finance and energy. Two distinguished keynote speakers were promoting international academic events and involved in the conference. Two of high-quality research in different areas of banking the papers presented were prepared by Professor Vento in collaboration and finance, in collaboration with other academic with two PhD candidates from institutions and affiliates overseas. The most relevant Sapienza University of Rome who activities and initiatives promoted by the CBF in the were previously hosted by the CBF. academic year 2015 – 2016 are reported here. Regent’s University London’s Inaugural Wealth Management Forum 2016 Seminar with Dr Andrea International Workshop on In May 2016 the CBF, with the Enria,Chairperson of the RiskManagement, Financial active collaboration of Dr Andrew EuropeanBanking Authority Regulation, and Governance Schmidt, organised an interesting in Banking: Perspectives and and successful seminar on wealth In April 2016 the CBF organised Challenges of the European management, which put together a seminar, ‘From Bank Bail-outs Banking Union distinguished academics and to Bail-in: Where is the Impact?’, practitioners. Professor Jose Dapena in which the Centre hosted as In May 2016 the University of from UCEMA University (Argentina) keynote speaker Dr. Andrea Enria, Palermo, Italy, in partnership with gave his closing remarks to the Chairperson of the European Banking the CBF, Universidad Autonoma de event. Authority (a EU authority in charge of Madrid and the UCEIF Foundation macroprudential banking regulation organised a very interesting one- International Academy of based in London). The keynote day workshop in Palermo on the Management and Business speaker is very distinguished and above topic. Highly distinguished Conference it was a unique opportunity for our academics – Professor Giovanni students and colleagues to learn and Barone-Adesi from Swiss Italian The CBF hosted a three-day discuss with the chairman of the most University, Professor Rainer Masera International Academy of relevant authority involved in the from Guglielmo Marconi University, Management and Business current debate about banking crises Professor Santiago Carbo form Conference at Regent’s in September resolutions in Europe. Bangor University and Professor 2016. This academic event takes Andrea Resti from Bocconi University place bi-annually, with delegates 4 Members Director ■ Professor Gianfranco A. Vento Members ■ Dr Elias Boukrami ■ John Dimandopoulos from all over the world. The IAMB Professor Vento appointed ■ Dr Christos Kallandranis Conference helps to enhance the as external examiner for a ■ Dr Nnamdi Obiosa international academic reputation of PhD candidate from Granada ■ Davis Parrish Regent’s, strengthens the network University (Spain) with academic peers, and facilitates ■ Jacob Schmidt access for Regent’s academics to In the framework of the networking ■ Dr Andrew Smith journal publications, among other activities promoted by the CBF with ■ Dr Asieh Tabaghdehi benefits. other universities, Professor Vento has ■ Dr Motasam Tatahi been appointed as external examiner ■ Dr John Thorp The Open Review of for a PhD candidate from Granada Management, Banking and University (Spain).