Academic Staff

Richard Woodward

Lecturer

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Discipline: Global Business

Current role & Experience

Richard is Assistant Lecturer in Global Business in the School of Global Business on the Blanchardstown Campus. He joined the University in March 2021 having previously lectured at the University of Hull (2001-15) and Coventry University (2015-21), holding senior leadership posts in the areas of student recruitment, internationalisation and quality assurance and enhancement. Prior to this he worked as a banker, bookmaker and payroll manager. He has written widely on aspects of globalisation and the institutions of global economic governance including three books, the most recent of which, a second edition of The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, was published in 2022. He is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Social Economics and a Non-Resident Fellow at Trends Research and Advisory in the UAE. Further information about his work can be found at his website.

Research

Richard’s research interests are in the field of political economy and sit at the interstices of the disciplines of international relations, international business and international sport. Specifically:

the institutions of global economic governance, most notably the OECD and its role in constructing the ideas, norms and rules governing contemporary policy areas
sports mega-events, diplomacy and soft power
doing business in a de-globalising world
industrial strategy and innovation
Tax Havens and Offshore Financial Centres, Soft Power
Sport Diplomacy, Sport Megaevents, Industrial Strategy, Globalisation

Books:

Woodward, R. (2022) The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (2^nd edition), Abingdon: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/The-Organisation-for-Economic-Co-operation-and-Development-OECD/Woodward/p/book/9781138494701

Davies, M.D.V. & Woodward, R. (2014) International Organisations: A Companion, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/international-organizations-9781781004562.html

Woodward, R. (2009) The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203875773

Baker, A., Hudson, D. & Woodward, R. (eds.) (2005) Governing Financial Globalization: International political economy and multi-level governance, London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203479278

Chapters in Books:

Woodward, R. (2021) ‘Putting the ‘D’ into the OECD – The DAC in the Cold War Years’, in G. Bracho et.al. (eds.) Origins, Evolution and Future of Global Development Cooperation: The Role of the Development Assistance Committee, Bonn: Deutsches Institut fur Entwicklungspolitik, pp. 272-89. https://doi.org/10.23661/s104.2021

Silverwood, J. & Woodward, R. (2021) ‘Prisoner of the past: UK Industrial Strategy from Empire to Brexit’, in C.Berry, J.Froud and T.Barker (eds.) The Political Economy of Industrial Policy in the UK: From Productivity Problems to Development Dilemmas, Newcastle: Agenda Publishing, pp.46-64. https://www.agendapub.com/page/detail/the-political-economy-of-industrial-strategy-in-the-uk/?k=9781788213394

Woodward, R. (2019) ‘Governance in a globalised world’, in J.Michie (ed.), The Handbook of Globalisation (3^rd edition), Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 324-33. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the-handbook-of-globalisation-third-edition-9781788118613.html

Woodward, R. (2018) ‘The evolution of the international corporate tax regime, 1920-2008’, in R.Eccleston and A.Elbra (eds.), Business, civil society and the ‘new’ politics of corporate tax justice: Paying Their Fair Share?, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 22-39. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788114974.00009

Woodward, R. (2018) ‘Tax havens in an austere world: the clash of new ideas and existing interests’, in B.Evans and S.McBride (eds.), Austerity and the State, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp.243-63. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487515171-012

Journal Publications:

Woodward, R. & Silverwood, J. (2023) ‘What we do in the shadows: Dual industrial policy during the Thatcher governments, 1979-1990’, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, vol. 25, 2, 348-64. https://doi.org/10.1177/13691481221077854

Sharma, A., Sousa, C. & Woodward, R. (2022) ‘Determinants of innovation outcomes: The role of institutional quality’, Technovation, vol. 118, Article 102562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2022.102562

Woodward, R. (2020) ‘Sport diplomacy and UK soft power: The case of Mount Everest’, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, vol. 22, 2, 274-92. https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148120908502

Sharma, A., Grillini, S. & Woodward, R. (2020) ‘Unconditional Quantile Regression Analysis of UK Inbound Tourist Expenditures’, Economics Letters, vol. 186, Article 108857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108857

Silverwood, J. & Woodward, R. (2018) ‘From Maggie to May: Forty Years of (De)Industrial Strategy’, Political Quarterly vol. 89, 4, pp.631-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12581

Scholarship Underpinning the Programme

Richard Woodward is Lecturer in Global Business at Technological University Dublin.
He joined the University in March 2021, having previously lectured at the University of Hull (2001–2015) and Coventry University (2015–2021).
He has held senior leadership posts in the areas of student recruitment, internationalisation, and quality assurance and enhancement.
Richard’s teaching and research expertise lie in the field of political economy and sit at the interstices of the disciplines of international relations, international business, and international sport.
He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and has written widely on aspects of globalisation and the institutions of global economic governance, most notably the OECD.
His current research is concerned with how the institutions, ideas, norms, and rules which have governed the global economy since 1945 are being eroded, as well as the strategic implications for business in an increasingly deglobalising world.
His research is also examining the parallel re-emergence of industrial strategy and state capitalism as a response to, and contributing factors in, this deglobalising environment.
Another strand of his research examines the state's exploitation of sport to amplify diplomatic messages and acquire soft power as a means to achieving influence in global politics.
He has held visiting positions at the University of Tasmania and the University of Sheffield’s Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI).
Dr. Woodward regularly provides expert analysis to print, broadcast, and online media, including Bloomberg News, the BBC, the Globe and Mail, The Conversation, and RTE.
He has over two decades of experience in knowledge exchange and consultancy, including work with Oxford Analytica, the OECD, the government of Argentina, and think tanks such as Trends Research and Advisory in the UAE, where he is currently a Non-Resident Fellow.

Industry and Profession, Civic and Community Engagement, Staff Development

Richard is currently an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Social Economics.
He is also a member of the Association for Accountancy and Business Affairs.