• The social, economic, political & environmental impact of climate change

• ‘Natural disasters’ and development

• Information systems for humanitarian crises

• Emerging infectious diseases (animal & human), causes, consequences & significance

• International migration, including people trafficking, refugees and asylum seekers

• Employment & unemployment among immigrants & diaspora communities

• Remittance behaviour of immigrant & diaspora communities (in the UK, and more generally)

• ‘Informal’ money transfer systems – global and regional

• Funding political movements and ‘international terrorism’

• Security issues