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Peter Dicken (born 1938) is an economic geographer whose research is primarily focused on the processes and patterns associated with globalisation. He has been quoted as a true ‘Manchester man’ joining the University of Manchester in 1966 following the successful completion of his MA from the same institution.〔Hubbard, P., R. Kitchin and G. Valentine (2005): Key Thinkers on Space and Place. London: Sage.〕 He is currently an Emeritus Professor at the same university which he has dedicated his academic life to, continuing his research on global patterns of business and globalisation. His self-described area of research is: ‘the changing multi-scalar geographies of the global economy and on the structures and dynamics of global production networks, particularly the relationships between transnational corporations and states’.〔(SED Website, University of Manchester )〕 == Career == Throughout his career Peter Dicken has been involved in the following positions: * Academic at the University of Manchester (1966–present) * Held visiting academic professorships from universities in North America, Europe, Australia and East Asia. * Co-director of European Science Foundation – ‘Scientific Programme on Regional and Urban Restructuring in Europe’ (1989–94). * Consultant advisor to the UNCTAD commission on transnational corporations (1993-4). * Editorial positions on international journal boards Competition in change, Journal of economic geography, Global networks and Review of international political economy. * Former managing editor of progress in human geography. More specifically, Dickens research areas have involved: * Global economic geographies of change. * Trans-national corporation’s impacts within the world economy. * Economic development in East Asia – exploring business networks and production chains. * Global economic change in different economic scales – involving global to local. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Dicken」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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