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PRISM Projects

Current research activities in PRISM are:

Making the Most of Commodities Programme (MMCP). This is a multi country, multi institution study led by Profs Mike Morris and David Kaplan and Prof Raphael Kaplinsky of the Open University.
China and Sub Saharan African Industrialisation undertaken by Prof Mike Morris in collaboration with Prof Raphael Kaplinsky, Open University as part of the African Economic Research Consortium Asian Drivers Project.
Clothing and Textiles Sector research led by Prof Mike Morris has a focus on Southern Africa in collaboration with Dr Justin Barnes, and is also part of the African Clothing and Footwear Research Network.
Automotive Sector dynamics focusing on South Africa involving research and policy work by Prof Anthony Black, Prof Mike Morris in collaboration with Dr Justin Barnes.

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PRISM in brief

Policy Research in International Services and Manufacturing (PRISM) is a research and policy ‘unit' located in the School of Economics and is affiliated to the Centre for Social Science Research (CSSR). PRISM provides a lens to focus research and policy work on issues of globalization and industrialization in Sub Saharan Africa. The CSSR provides management, administrative and financial services, as well as assisting in realising its wide research remit - to interface between economics and other relevant disciplines. PRISM provides a home to a number of independent research activities, projects and programmes. The broad focus of the research activities undertaken are all concerned with issues of globalization, global value chains, industrialization paths, the role of knowledge intensive services, international competitiveness. PRISM is managed by a Steering Committee consisting of Prof Mike Morris (Director), Prof David Kaplan and Prof Anthony Black.

Recent PRISM Publications

Raphael Kaplinsky, Dorothy McCormick and Mike Morris: Impacts and Challenges of a Growing Relationship between China and Sub Saharan Africa (Chapter in book)

Raphael Kaplinsky and Mike Morris: Chinese FDI in Sub Saharan Africa: Engaging with large dragons (Journal article)

Olu Ajakaiye, Raphael Kaplinsky, Mike Morris and Felix F. N’Zue: Seizing Opportunities and Confronting the Challenges of China - Africa Investment Relations: Insights from AERC Scoping Studies (Incidental paper)

Mike Morris and Lyn Reed: Clothing and textiles (Chapter in book)

Mike Morris and Justin Barnes: Globalization, the Changed Global Dynamics of the Clothing and Textile Value Chains and the Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa (Incidental paper)