Stephen Barber

Stephen Barber (born 1974) is a British political scientist / political economist, and author based at London Metropolitan University's Global Policy Institute where he is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of the City of London and Political Economy programme. He has also worked in the European Research Forum. He is a specialist in British party politics, political economy and having worked in the City of London, the globalisation of financial markets. He holds a BA in government, a MA in contemporary history and a PhD in political science, awarded by several London universities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Member of the Securities & Investment Institute. Following the Northern Rock and banking credit crisis in 2008, he outlined his concept of a regulatory cycle of economic behaviour.

Publications

"" (2005)

"The City in Europe and the World" (2005) (editor)

"The Geo-Politics of the City" (2007) (editor)

References

* [http://www.global-policy.com The Global Policy Institute at London Metropolitan University ]
* [http://www.global-policy.com/index.php?id=125 Stephen Barber page at the Global Policy Institute]
* [http://www.liverpoolacademic.com/lap.nsf/BooksWeb/F19550C7996B1B5080256FEF0030BA2B!OpenDocument Liverpool Academic Press]
* [http://www.selftrade.co.uk/research-education/in-the-media/pdf/22_SHARES_170408.pdf Stephen Barber article in Shares Magazine discussing moral hazards and the regulatory cycle]