Professor Boussebaa to Deliver Groundbreaking Webinar on Decolonisation for AIB
Published: 31 May 2025
Professor Mehdi Boussebaa delivered a webinar on decolonisation for the Academy of International Business on 14th May. This represents a significant step in integrating critical perspectives into the field of international business scholarship.
We’re delighted to share that Professor Mehdi Boussebaa has been invited to deliver a webinar on decolonisation by the Academy of International Business (AIB), the leading global association for international business scholars. This invitation is both a personal milestone and a significant moment for the broader academic community. It marks the first time that decolonisation will be addressed as a central topic within AIB’s programming, signalling a shift in how the field of international business engages with pressing global conversations.
Professor Boussebaa’s work challenges long-standing assumptions in global business research, advocating for a more inclusive and critical perspective. His research has helped to carve out a space for postcolonial and decolonial thinking in a discipline that has traditionally remained distant from debates on colonial legacies, global inequality and epistemic power. The fact that the AIB has chosen to spotlight this issue, and to do so through his leadership, is a testament to the growing impact of his research within mainstream international business studies and the field of management more broadly.
The upcoming webinar, scheduled for the 14th of May, confirms Professor Boussebaa’s standing as a leading scholar and reflects the Adam Smith Business School’s commitment to advancing research that grapples with complex global challenges. His work exemplifies the kind of critical, outward-looking scholarship that the School seeks to foster; research that is unafraid to interrogate dominant narratives, that promotes a more inclusive understanding of the world and that critically engages with globalisation and international business.
This achievement underscores how ASBS researchers are helping to shape the future of business scholarship, and we look forward to seeing how this pioneering event sparks further conversation and collaboration within and beyond the field.
We look forward to hearing more about the webinar in due course – and to the new conversations and collaborations it may inspire across our research community.
For further information, please contact business-school-research@glasgow.ac.uk
First published: 31 May 2025