About SALISES
The Institute's history goes back to the early days of the University of the West Indies, with the formation of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) in 1948. ISER was established in advance of the faculty of Social Sciences in order to build a solid foundation of empirical data on the Caribbean region and functioned admirably in this capacity for some fifty years.
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Our Research
SALISES is heir to a rich and distinguished history of research inherited from the work of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), which was established at the birth of the University College of the West Indies in 1948. Among the outstanding scholars who were either affiliated to or worked closely with ISER were MG Smith, William Demas, Lloyd Braithwaite, RT Smith, George Cumper, Lloyd Best, CY Thomas, Kari Levitt and Havelock Brewster. Together and individually they were responsible for a range of theoretical interventions as well as empirical investigations that lay the foundations for contemporary social sciences in the Anglophone Caribbean. Further outstanding contributions to theory and research came from, among many others, Carleen O'Loughlin, Alister McIntyre, Joycelin Byrne (now Massiah), Vaughan Lewis, Norman Girvan, Eddie Green, Patrick Emmanuel (ISER Cave Hill), and Selwyn Ryan, Norma Abdullah and Jack Harewood (ISER St Augustine)
In the News
Navida Bachan (SALISES St. Augustine Ph.D. student) wins prestigious Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentship award
Navida Bachan, a graduate student at UWI, has been awarded a prestigious Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentship award for the academic year 2020-21. Only two such...
Tributes to Wentworth Errol Bowen (Professor Edward Greene and Ms Annie Paul)
TRIBUTE TO WENTWORTH ERROL BOWEN
Zoom Memorial to his Life. September 27, 2020, 7.30pm. Hosted by Mark Bowen
I pay tribute to an esteemed colleague...
Call for Papers - 15th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference
Registration now available ...
Paper submissions are invited for Adult researchers, Outstanding child researcher (ages 12-17)...
Caribbean Child Research Conference Publication
SALISES in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund, hosted the annual Caribbean Child Research Conference from November 14-15, 2019 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Barbados.
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Recent publication by Professor Eric Strobl and Dr Preeya Mohan - Climate and the Global Spread and Impact of Bananas’ Black Leaf Sigatoka Disease
Abstract
While Black Sigatoka Leaf Disease (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) has arguably been the most important pathogen affecting the banana industry over the past 50 years, there are no...
Recent publication by Dr Preeya Mohan - The impact of tropical storms on the accumulation and composition of government debt
The impact of tropical storms on the accumulation and composition of government debt
Abstract
This paper investigates the impact of tropical storms on government debt...
Featured Event
The W Arthur Lewis Page
The W Arthur Lewis Page provides a focal point for all those seeking information on Arthur Lewis and his work, and through which scholars can dialogue on the impact of his work. It provides links to online material on Lewis as well as references to other print and audio visual resources.
It includes an extensive list of his publications and commentaries on his work. Past Lewis events are documented and information is provided on planned events including those which are held annually. Contributions in the form of questions, comments or information about upcoming events are welcomed.
Featured Video
Spotlight
Professor Aldrie Henry-Lee
Professor Aldrie Henry-Lee
During the month of November: Youth Month, we...