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Conceptualising Regional Skills Ecosystems: Reflections on Four African Cases (2021)
Journal Article
Wedekind, V., Russon, J., Ramsarup, P., Monk, D., Metelerkamp, L., & McGrath, S. (2021). Conceptualising Regional Skills Ecosystems: Reflections on Four African Cases. International Journal of Training and Development, 25(4), 347-362. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijtd.12251

In this article we address the debate on regional skills formation systems in Africa. We draw on the social ecosystems model (SEM) developed by Hodgson and Spours to analyse data from four case studies that reflect the complexities of African economi... Read More about Conceptualising Regional Skills Ecosystems: Reflections on Four African Cases.

The private sector in the development landscape: partnerships, power, and questionable possibilities (2021)
Journal Article
Hart, J., Russon, J., & Sklair, J. (2021). The private sector in the development landscape: partnerships, power, and questionable possibilities. Development in Practice, 31(7), 857-871. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2021.1966172

In introducing the Special Issue on The Private Sector in the Development Landscape this article focuses upon three key themes all related, in some manner, to the issue of power. These themes are drawn from the critique of partnership amongst convent... Read More about The private sector in the development landscape: partnerships, power, and questionable possibilities.

Operation Orphan and Danbro: an SME–charity partnership (2021)
Journal Article
Russon, J. A., Moore, B., & Broughton, H. (2021). Operation Orphan and Danbro: an SME–charity partnership. Development in Practice, 31(7), 927-933. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2021.1911953

This Practical Note reviews a long-term partnership between Operation Orphan–a small development charity–and Danbro–an accounting services firm. This partnership was formed in 2010 when Danbro committed to underwriting 100% of Operation Orphan’s UK a... Read More about Operation Orphan and Danbro: an SME–charity partnership.