BRITISH BUSINESS ACADEMYRESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERNATIONAL · UNITED KINGDOMUNITED KINGDOM · SINGAPORE · UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Political institutions, ideas and cultural processes
Study political systems, institutional power, political cultures, comparative governance and the social processes through which political identities and international relationships evolve.
Research studies, papers and teaching materials related by their questions and methods. A cross-disciplinary connection does not imply that a study was conducted within every linked sector.
How can one enterprise operate responsibly within two different governance systems? This study compares Russian and Chinese institutional and legal arrangements and proposes an integrated framework for cross-border corporate decision-making, accountability and risk management.
Read the research overviewWhat can different traditions tell us about a flourishing human life without erasing their differences? This joint doctoral study examines happiness, self-realisation and meaning through intercultural philosophical comparison and explores their implications for institutions and everyday practice.
Read the research overviewDigital platforms and AI systems are reshaping where legal authority is exercised. This paper explores conflicts of jurisdiction, extraterritorial rules and data governance, with particular attention to regulatory interactions involving Russia and China.
Read the research overviewA research pathway connecting corporate governance with digital regulation. Two independent studies provide complementary perspectives on authority, accountability and institutional coordination across borders.
Read the research collectionA comparative dissertation examines digital tourism ecosystems in the Asia-Pacific region and the conditions for adapting their practices to Kazakhstan.
Read the research overviewA comparative legal dissertation connects corporate governance, capital markets, insolvency, compliance and financial technologies across national legal systems.
Read the research overviewA joint doctoral manuscript develops a governance perspective on the potential return of foreign companies to a market affected by sanctions and institutional uncertainty.
Read the research overviewA joint philosophical and theological dissertation compares ideas of divine attributes and examines their expression in religion, culture and art.
Read the research overviewPlanned studies from the Academy's 80-project agenda. Each detailed page contains a research problem, hypothesis, proposed methods, work packages and sources.
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How should boards allocate accountability when algorithms recommend strategic decisions?
Which board practices distinguish public-service obligations from commercial targets?
What can board members actually verify in corporate sustainability disclosures?
What is preserved and lost when local memory becomes searchable digital content?
Can generative systems support minority languages without appropriating them?
How should towns measure the value of creative industries beyond visitor spending?
How do recurring cultural practices influence trust and civic participation?
What constitutes responsible action when reliable probability estimates are unavailable?
Which dimensions of a good life resist compression into one composite score?
Which legal design principles reconcile data obligations across incompatible jurisdictions?
Who bears responsibility when an AI agent enters contracts or changes records?
Which evidence rules support disputes involving automated order fulfilment?
Is extending legal personality to autonomous systems useful or conceptually misleading?
How can participating jurisdictions coordinate corridor governance without obscuring local accountability?
What actually breaks when a transnational data workflow confronts new transfer restrictions?
Which governance practices help foreign projects withstand policy discontinuities?
How should cross-border research teams share recognition and exploitation rights?
When do digital twins improve operational decisions rather than simply visualise existing dashboards?
Which architectural decisions reduce vendor dependence and preserve public accountability?
Can software and workload scheduling reduce electricity demand without sacrificing service levels?
Under what conditions does dynamic pricing improve matching or create exploitative outcomes?
Which institutions allow smaller regions to commercialise scientific research?
Can outcome-based procurement encourage novel services without sacrificing accountability?
Which local factors translate research intensity into durable firm creation?
How can researchers avoid mistaking executive narratives for verified organisational facts?
When do synthetic datasets support legitimate method development but fail substantive inference?
How should research teams handle consent and jurisdictional differences in data use?
Can qualitative scenarios be transparent enough for independent critique?
Which elements of service design affect trust in state institutions?
How can governments support strategic innovation without indefinitely subsidising weak ventures?
Which city investments protect vulnerable residents rather than raising property values alone?
When do regulatory sandboxes generate learnings rather than prolonged exemptions?
What scientific information is lost when multiple indicators collapse into one index?
Which evaluation designs distinguish transformation effects from business-cycle noise?
How can identity, payments and public registries interoperate without creating a single point of failure?
How do climate events, shipping disruptions and household income interact to affect diet affordability?