Professor Hugh LAUDER

Professor Hugh LAUDER

Hugh Lauder is Professor of Education and Political Economy at the University of Bath (1996-to present). He has studied at The University of London, (The Institute of Education), and gained his Doctorate at the University of Canterbury (NZ). He was formerly Dean of Education at Victoria University of Wellington. He specialises in the relationship of education to the economy and has for over 10 years worked on national skill strategies and more recently on the global skill strategies of multinational companies.

His books include: Brown, P, Lauder, H, Ashton, D (2012) The Global Auction: The Broken Promises of Education, Jobs and Incomes, Oxford University Press, New York; Published in Chinese by the Hunan Science and Technology Press (2013) and Korean, Kaemakowon Publishing House (2013). ;Lauder, H., et al (eds.) Educating for the Knowledge Economy: Critical Perspectives (2012) Lauder, H, Brown, P, Dillabough J-A and Halsey, A.H. (eds.) (2006) Education, Globalization and Social Change, Oxford, Oxford University Press (translated into Japanese, University of Tokyo Press, 2012).; Brown, P, Green, A and Lauder, H., (2001) High Skills: Globalisation, Competitiveness and Skill Formation, Oxford, Oxford University Press. Brown, P and Lauder, H (2001) Capitalism and Social Progress: The Future of Society in a Global Economy, Basingstoke, Palgrave Press. Translated into Chinese, the Social Sciences press, 2007. He has published many academic papers including on international education and globalization, and is editor of the Journal of Education and Work. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education, The University of Turku (Finland) and current at the University of Witwaters.