On 3 February 2025, Mohsen Yazdanpanah will defend his PhD thesis delving into the capitalism-development nexus in an attempt to understand the dynamic expanding forms that is capitalism
- PhD student
- Date
- Monday 3 Feb 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Aula B
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
His research is guided by Critical Realism and a soical ontology approach. The central objective of the thesis is to identify the basic generative mechanisms associated with the generality of capitalism (not its varieties) that enable it to be a dynamic expanding force.
His thesis thesis puts forth the South Schumpeterian Hypothesis (SSH) that incorporates elements of entrepreneurial organization that stand at odds with the current dominant discourse. This approach aims to create greater policy space and equip developing countries with effective financial instruments. It thus seeks to empower developing nations to attain productive capabilities through entrepreneurship within existing global institutional constraints.
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Doctoral Board
Chair
Doctoral dissertation supervisors
Full Doctoral Committee
- Professor Nuno Ornelas Martins, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa
- Professor Jamie Morgan, Leeds Beckett University
- Professor Daniela Gabor University of the West of England
- Dr Dave Elder-Vass, Loughborough University
- Professor Irene van Staveren, International Institute of Social Studies
- Professor Andrew Fischer, International Institute of Social Studies
- More information
The ceremony will begin promptly at 14:30 hrs in the ISS auditorium (Aula B) of the ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague. The doors will be closed after the start of the Public Defence, but will be briefly opened after the candidate’s introduction to allow latecomers to enter.
Children under 7 years old are not allowed in the Aula during the first part of the ceremony.
The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Atrium of the ISS.
Professors are invited to join the academic procession.
- Related links
- ISS PhD programme
