Staff Profiles

Prof Rodney Wilson, BSc. PhD

Professor (Retired) in the School of Government and International Affairs

Member of the Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance

Contact Prof Rodney Wilson (email at r.j.a.wilson@durham.ac.uk)

Biography

Former Visiting Professor at Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Universities of Kuwait, Paris X and International University of Japan.
Born Belfast 1946

Research Groups

Business School

Islamic Economics and Finance

Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance

Islamic Economics and Finance

Research Interests

Islamic economics and finance
Middle Eastern political economy.
The political economy of oil and gas.

Teaching Areas

International Organisations (12 hours/year.)
Islamic Political Economy (4 hours/year.)
The Middle East in the International System (8 hours/year.)

Indicators of Esteem

: 2009 Visiting Professor, Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, 2009-10
: OECD Taskforce on Corporate Governance for Stock Exchanges in MENA Region, 2011 - 2012
: Islamic Financial Services Board Working Group on Shariah Governance, 2007- 2009
: Consultant on Liquidity and Financial Stability, Qatar Central Bank, 2010
: Consultant on Islamic Finance in North Africa to African Development Bank

Publications

Articles: review

(2007). Islam and terrorism: review article. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 34(2): 203-213

Books: authored

El Ashker, Ahmed & Wilson, Rodney (2006). Islamic Economics: A Short History. Leiden and Boston: Brill.
Wilson, Rodney , Al-Salamah, Abdullah, Malik, Monica & Al-Rajhi, Ahmed (2004). Economic Development in Saudi Arabia. London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon.
Wilson, Rodney (1997). Economics, Ethics and Religion: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Economic Thought. London: Macmillan.

Books: edited

Wilson, Rodney & Iqbal, Munawar (2005). Islamic Perspectives on Wealth Creation. New York: Edinburgh University Press and Columbia University Press.
Clement, Henry & Wilson, Rodney (2004). The Politics of Islamic Finance. Edinburgh and New York: Edinburgh University Press and Columbia University Press.

Departmental working papers

Wilson, Rodney J.A. (2007). 'Global Islamic capital markets: review of 2006 and prospects for 2007'. (07/05).
Wilson, Rodney J.A. (2007). 'Islamic Asset Management'. (01).

Edited works: contributions

Wilson, Rodney (2011). 'Approaches to Islamic Banking in the Gulf'. In Gulf Financial Markets. Woertz, Eckart Gulf Research Centre. 221-238.
Wilson, Rodney (2010). 'Economy'. In A Companion to Muslim Ethics. Sajoo, Amyn B I.B. Tauris. 131-150.
Wilson, Rodney (2010). 'Introduction'. In Islamic Finance: Inovation and Authenticty. Ali, S. Nizam Harvard Law School. 1-17.
Wilson, Rodney (2009). 'Islam'. In Handbook of Economics and Ethics. Peil, Jan & Van Staveren, Irene Edward Elgar. 283-290.
Wilson, Rodney (2006). 'Saudi Arabia's role in the global economy'. In Globalisation and the Gulf. Fox, John W., Mourtada-Sabbah, Nada & al-Mutawa, Mohammed London: Routledge. 165-179.
Wilson, Rodney (2005). 'The Implications of Globalisation for Islamic Finance'. In Poverty in Muslim Communities and the New International Economic Order. Iqbal, Munawar & Ahmed, Habib Hampshire: Palgrave. 27-44.
Wilson, Rodney (2004). 'Capital Flight through Islamic Managed Funds'. In The Politics of Islamic Finance. Henry, Clement M. & Wilson, Rodney Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 129-152.
Wilson, Rodney (2004). 'The development of Islamic economics: theory and practice'. In Islamic Thought in the Twentieth Century. Taji-Farouki, Suha & Nafi, Basheer M. London and New York: I.B.Tauris. 195-222.
Wilson R in Hannah Carter and Anoushiravan (eds) (2004). Economic relations between the GCC and South and South East Asia. In Wilson R in Hannah Carter and Anoushiravan (eds) London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon. 103-118.
Wilson, Rodney (2003). 'Good international governance: implications for Saudi Arabia's political economy'. In Good Governance in the Middle Eastern Oil Monachies. Najem, Tom Pierre & Hetherington, Martin London: RoutledgeCurzon. 85-101.
Wilson R (2002). 'The challenges of the global economy for Middle Eastern governments'. In Globalization and the Middle East: Islam, Economy, Society and Politics. Dodge, Toby & Higgott, Richard London: Royal Institute of International Affairs. 188-208.
Wilson, Rodney (1998). Economic Aspects of Arab Nationalism. In Wilson R Demise of the British Empire in the Middle East: Britain's Responses to Nationalist Movements, 1943-55 (Frank Cass) 64 - 78:

Essays in edited volumes

Wilson, Rodney (2010). 'Islamic Banking in the United Kingdom'. In Islamic Banking and Finance in the European Union. Kahn, M. Fahim & Porzio, Marzio Edward Elgar. 212-221.
Wilson, Rodney (2010). 'Strategic Choices for Islamic Banks in Service Provision for Home and Overseas Markets'. In Islamic Investment Banking: Emerging Trends, Developments and Opportunities. Jaffer, Sohail Euromoney. 33-46.
Wilson, Rodney (2009). 'Shariah Compliant Private Equity Finance'. In Islamic Wealth Management. Jaffer, Sohail Euromoney. 399-412.

Journal papers: academic

Wilson, Rodney (2009). 'Shariah Governance for Islamic Financial Institutions'. Journal of Islamic Finance 1(1): 59-75.
Wilson, Rodney (2008). 'Development and Spread of Islamic Banking'. Orient: Herausgegeben vom Deutschen Orient-Institut in Berlin 49(3): 12-24.
Wilson, Rodney (2008). 'Innovation in the Structuring of Islamic Sukuk Securities'. Humanomics 24(3): 170-181.
Wilson, Rodney (2008). 'Islamic Economics and Finance'. World Economics 9(1): 177-195.
Wilson, Rodney (2006). 'Islam and Business'. Thunderbird International Business Review 48(1): 109-123.
Wilson, Rodney (2006). 'Islam et Capitalisme Reconsideres'. Maghreb Machrek 187: 29-44.
Yusoff, Remali & Wilson, Rodney (2005). 'An Econometric Analysis of Conventional and Islamic Bank Deposits in Malaysia'. Review of Islamic Economics 91(1): 31-49.
Wilson, Rodney (2005). 'Determinants and consequences of Iraq's troubled history: a review of eight contemporary books on Iraq'. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 32(2): 241-248.
Wilson, Rodney & Bosbait, Mohammed (2005). 'Education, School to Work Transitions and Unemployment in Saudi Arabia'. Middle Eastern Studies 41(4): 533-546.
Wilson, Rodney. (2002). 'Arab government responses to Islamic finance: the cases of Egypt and Saudi Arabia'. Mediterranean Politics 7(3): 143-163.
Wilson, Rodney (1998). The Contribution by Economists to Middle Eastern Studies (1973-1998). British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 25(2): 235-246.
Wilson, Rodney (1998). The Contribution of Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr to Contemporary Islamic Economic Thought. Journal of Islamic Studies 9(1): 46-59.

Grants Awarded

2010: Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies
2009: Chevening Programme Award

Supervises

Mr Daniele Atzori