Jp Singh
Professor
Culture and Political Economy
The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Biography
JP Singh Chair and Professor of Culture and Political Economy; Director, Institute for International Cultural Relations Professor J.P. Singh (JP) is Chair of Culture and Political Economy, and Director of the Centre for Cultural Relations at the University of Edinburgh. JP has authored five monographs, edited three books, and published dozens of scholarly articles. His single authored books include Sweet Talk: Paternalism and Collective Action in North-South Trade Negotiations (Stanford, December 2016), Negotiation and the Global Information Economy (Cambridge 2008), and Globalized Arts: The Entertainment Economy and Cultural Identity (Columbia, 2011), which won the American Political Science Association’s award for best book in information technology and politics in 2012. Edited volumes include Globalization, Culture and Development (Palgrave 2015) and International Cultural Policies and Power (Palgrave 2010). His current book project is Development 2.0: How Technologies Can Foster Inclusivity in the Developing World (Oxford, forthcoming).
Research Interest
Politics Science and Technology Studies International Development
