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Research interests
As an inter-disciplinary social scientist, my research focuses on the globalization of financial and professional service firms, the future of transnational professional work and the competitiveness of the City of London. This research draws on the theoretical lens' of economic geography, urban and mobilities studies, and organisation studies. Current research explores:
- global talent mobilities and the competitiveness of the City of London;
- the role of FinTech ecosystems and financial services clustering in the competitiveness of U.K. city-regions;
- transnational professionals and the future of cross-border knowledge-intensive work;
- sustainable business travel in reconfiguring net zero organisations and city-regions.
I have also published on super-rich capitalism, including seminal work on 'exposing the global super-rich' and private wealth management.
My research has been funded by Research England, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Economic and Social Research Council, British Academy, Nuffield Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust. Its impact has informed stakeholders like H.M. Treasury, U.K.'s Migration Advisory Committee, The Corporation of London, Abu Dhabi’s Economic Development Council, The Institute for Public Policy, FinTech West and the West of England Combined Authority. I sit on the Advisory Board of FinTech West and the FinTech National Network, advising on the role of FinTech in the economic development of the Bristol and Bath city-region.
I'm a former Editor-in-Chief of Global Networks, have served on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Contemporary European Studies, Geoforum, Mobilities and Transnational Corporations (UNCTAD), and a member of the Economic and Social Research Council's Global Challenges Research Fund and Standard Grant peer review colleges. I also sit on the Nominations Committee of the U.K. Academy of Social Sciences. I currently hold a Visiting Professorship in Economic Geography at the University of Gent, Belgium, the Co-Directorship of the Globalization and World Cities Network (Loughborough University, UK) and an ESRC Knowledge Exchange Fellowship.
Since joining Bristol in 2014, I've served as the Associate Dean International for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Head of the School of Economics, Finance and Management, Head of the Department of Management and Head of the newly forming School of Management (as well as School Research Director). Previous, I was Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Nottingham, and Professor and Head of the Department of Geography at Loughborough University.
I was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2012.
I am available for PhD supervision on topics like, fintech, fintech4good, globalising professional service firms, professionalisation and professional work, City of London, global talent mobility and sustainable business travel.
External positions
Visiting Research Professor, Universiteit Gent
1 Sept 2020 → 31 Aug 2023
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Urban Research Cluster
- Global Political Economy
- Perspectives on Work
Keywords
- Economic Geography
- FinTech Ecosystems & Clusters
- Financial Services Clustering
- Professional Service Firms
- Transnational Elites
- Business Travel
- Global Talent Mobility
- City of London
- Super-Rich Capitalism
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Future Finance 4 All
Beaverstock, J. V., Hickman, E., Reid, M. T., Collard, S. B. & Meller, E. C.
1/05/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research, Parent
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Research output
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How financial products organize spatial networks: Analyzing collateralized debt obligations and collateralized loan obligations as ‘networked products'
Beaverstock, J., Leaver, A. & Tischer, D., 2 Aug 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environment and Planning A. 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Learning from London’s FinTech cluster: Ensuring the future sustainability and competitiveness of the Bristol and Bath FinTech ecosystem*
Beaverstock, J. V., Sept 2021, University of Bristol. 17 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Using guanxi to conduct elite interviews in China
Li, H., Harvey, W. & Beaverstock, J. V., 22 Dec 2021, In: Qualitative Research. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)38 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Beaverstock, Jonathan V (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Beaverstock, Jonathan V (Recipient), 1995
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, Manufacture and Commerce
Beaverstock, Jonathan V (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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Launch of the Centre for Finance, Innovation & Technology (CFIT) (GOV.uk)
Jonathan V Beaverstock (Advisor)
28 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Stakeholder engagement
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Panel member and discussant FinTech for the Good of Society
Jonathan V Beaverstock (Advisor)
11 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Stakeholder engagement
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UK FinTech Regional Leadership Examples: Growing Regional Clusters
Jonathan V Beaverstock (Advisor)
23 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Stakeholder engagement