{"id":1815,"date":"2026-05-20T09:27:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.criticalmineralspolicylab.org\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=1815"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:39:10","slug":"jojo-nem-singh","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/www.criticalmineralspolicylab.org\/?team_member=jojo-nem-singh","title":{"rendered":"Dr Jewellord (Jojo) Nem Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Position: Principal Research Fellow in Global Political Economy \u2014 University of Sussex, UK<\/p>\n<p>Role: Lead Convenor, Critical Minerals Policy Lab | Principal Investigator, GRIP-ARM Project<\/p>\n<p>Funding: European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant No. 950056 \u2014 &#8220;Green Industrial Policy in the Age of Rare Metals: A Trans-regional Comparison of Growth Strategies in Rare Earths Mining (GRIP-ARM)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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 .<\/p>\n<p>He is the Principal Investigator of a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant project titled &#8220;Green Industrial Policy in the Age of Rare Metals: A Trans-regional Comparison of Growth Strategies in Rare Earths Mining (GRIP-ARM)&#8221; (Grant no. 950056).<\/p>\n<p>Research Expertise:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Global political economy of critical minerals<br \/>\n&#8211; Resource nationalism and state ownership<br \/>\n&#8211; Green industrial policy in developing countries<br \/>\n&#8211; Rare earths mining and supply chain governance<br \/>\n&#8211; Industrialisation strategies in the Global South<br \/>\nConsultancy &amp; Advisory Experience: He has worked as an Expert Consultant for:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; European Commission<br \/>\n&#8211; United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)<br \/>\n&#8211; Publish What You Pay (PWYP)<br \/>\n&#8211; Transnational Institute<br \/>\nHis 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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Selected Publications\uff1a<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. (2024) <em><i>Business of the State: Why State Ownership Matters for Resource Governance<\/i><\/em>, Oxford University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Ovadia, J.S., Saunders, R. and Nem Singh, J.T., eds. (2026) <em><i>Handbook of Resource Nationalism<\/i><\/em>, Edward Elgar (33 chapters).<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. and Ji, Y. (2026) &#8216;Industrial Upgrading and Economic Statecraft: The Dual Benefits of China&#8217;s Resource Nationalism in the Rare Earths Sector&#8217;, in <em><i>Handbook of Resource Nationalism<\/i><\/em>, Edward Elgar.<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T., Tjia, L. and Lim, G. (2025) &#8216;Power and Industrial Policy under China&#8217;s Belt and Road Initiative&#8217;, <em><i>Competition and Change<\/i><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. (2023) &#8216;The Advance of the State and the Renewal of Industrial Policy in the Age of Strategic Competition&#8217;, <em><i>Third World Quarterly<\/i><\/em>, 44(9): 1919\u20131937.<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. (2026) &#8216;Evolving Forms of Resource Nationalism and State Ownership in the CRM Sector \u2013 Implications for EU Cooperation Strategy&#8217;, Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Brussels.<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. (2024) &#8216;Making the White Gold Rush Pay&#8217;, <em><i>The World Today<\/i><\/em>, Chatham House, February\/March.<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. (2024) &#8216;Strategic Interdependence: Supply Chains and the US-China Rivalry&#8217;, <em><i>Phenomenal World<\/i><\/em>, 11 July.<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. (2022) &#8216;Geographies in Transition: Mining-based Development and the EU&#8217;s Critical Raw Materials Strategy&#8217;, <em><i>Phenomenal World<\/i><\/em>, 29 June.<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. and Camba, A. (2020) &#8216;The Role of Domestic Policy Coalitions in Extractive Industries Governance: Disentangling the Politics of &#8220;Responsible Mining&#8221; in the Philippines&#8217;, <em><i>Environmental Policy and Governance<\/i><\/em>, 30(5): 239\u2013251.<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. (2021) &#8216;Mining Our Way out of the Climate Change Conundrum? The Power of a Social Justice Perspective&#8217;, Wilson Center, Washington DC.<\/li>\n<li>Nem Singh, J.T. and Ovadia, J., eds. (2019) <em><i>Developmental States beyond East Asia<\/i><\/em>, Routledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>Recent Activities\uff1a<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Convenor, workshop <em><i>Remaking the Global Political Economy through Industrial Policy in Critical Raw Materials \u2014 A Global South Perspective<\/i><\/em>, University of Sussex, 25\u201326 June 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Co-editor and speaker, UK launch of the <em><i>Handbook of Resource Nationalism<\/i><\/em>, University of Sussex, 25 June 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Moderator, Public Roundtable on Critical Mineral Governance (co-hosted with the Stimson Center), University of Sussex, 25 June 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Email:jojo.nemsingh@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1816 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.criticalmineralspolicylab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u56fe\u72472-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Jewellord (Jojo) Nem Singh is a Principal Research Fellow in Global Political Economy at the University of Sussex, UK, and Lead Convenor of the Critical Minerals Policy Lab. 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