Position: Principal Research Fellow in Global Political Economy — University of Sussex, UK

Role: Lead Convenor, Critical Minerals Policy Lab | Principal Investigator, GRIP-ARM Project

Funding: European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant No. 950056 — “Green Industrial Policy in the Age of Rare Metals: A Trans-regional Comparison of Growth Strategies in Rare Earths Mining (GRIP-ARM)”

Jewellord (Jojo) Nem Singh is a Principal Research Fellow in Global Political Economy at the University of Sussex, UK, and one of the lead convenors of the Critical Minerals Policy Lab .

He is the Principal Investigator of a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant project titled “Green Industrial Policy in the Age of Rare Metals: A Trans-regional Comparison of Growth Strategies in Rare Earths Mining (GRIP-ARM)” (Grant no. 950056).

Research Expertise:

– Global political economy of critical minerals
– Resource nationalism and state ownership
– Green industrial policy in developing countries
– Rare earths mining and supply chain governance
– Industrialisation strategies in the Global South
Consultancy & Advisory Experience: He has worked as an Expert Consultant for:

– European Commission
– United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
– Publish What You Pay (PWYP)
– Transnational Institute
His research examines how countries can leverage critical mineral resources for sustainable industrial development, with a focus on value addition, local content policies, and the geopolitical dimensions of global supply chains.

Selected Publications：

• Nem Singh, J.T. (2024) Business of the State: Why State Ownership Matters for Resource Governance, Oxford University Press.
• Ovadia, J.S., Saunders, R. and Nem Singh, J.T., eds. (2026) Handbook of Resource Nationalism, Edward Elgar (33 chapters).
• Nem Singh, J.T. and Ji, Y. (2026) ‘Industrial Upgrading and Economic Statecraft: The Dual Benefits of China’s Resource Nationalism in the Rare Earths Sector’, in Handbook of Resource Nationalism, Edward Elgar.
• Nem Singh, J.T., Tjia, L. and Lim, G. (2025) ‘Power and Industrial Policy under China’s Belt and Road Initiative’, Competition and Change.
• Nem Singh, J.T. (2023) ‘The Advance of the State and the Renewal of Industrial Policy in the Age of Strategic Competition’, Third World Quarterly, 44(9): 1919–1937.
• Nem Singh, J.T. (2026) ‘Evolving Forms of Resource Nationalism and State Ownership in the CRM Sector – Implications for EU Cooperation Strategy’, Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Brussels.
• Nem Singh, J.T. (2024) ‘Making the White Gold Rush Pay’, The World Today, Chatham House, February/March.
• Nem Singh, J.T. (2024) ‘Strategic Interdependence: Supply Chains and the US-China Rivalry’, Phenomenal World, 11 July.
• Nem Singh, J.T. (2022) ‘Geographies in Transition: Mining-based Development and the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Strategy’, Phenomenal World, 29 June.
• Nem Singh, J.T. and Camba, A. (2020) ‘The Role of Domestic Policy Coalitions in Extractive Industries Governance: Disentangling the Politics of “Responsible Mining” in the Philippines’, Environmental Policy and Governance, 30(5): 239–251.
• Nem Singh, J.T. (2021) ‘Mining Our Way out of the Climate Change Conundrum? The Power of a Social Justice Perspective’, Wilson Center, Washington DC.
• Nem Singh, J.T. and Ovadia, J., eds. (2019) Developmental States beyond East Asia, Routledge.

Recent Activities：

• Convenor, workshop Remaking the Global Political Economy through Industrial Policy in Critical Raw Materials — A Global South Perspective, University of Sussex, 25–26 June 2026.
• Co-editor and speaker, UK launch of the Handbook of Resource Nationalism, University of Sussex, 25 June 2026.
• Moderator, Public Roundtable on Critical Mineral Governance (co-hosted with the Stimson Center), University of Sussex, 25 June 2026.

Email:jojo.nemsingh@gmail.com