Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and
Economics Studies (SALISES)
The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and
Economic Studies is part of the Faculty of Social
Sciences, and functions as a cross-campus activity,
with branches on all three campuses.
There is a Director for each of the branches
and the overall programme is co-ordinated by
a University Director appointed from among the
three Directors.
Apart from the Directors, other academic staff
consist of Research Fellows and Research Assistants.
The latter are usually graduate students preparing
for their Master's or Doctoral degrees at The
University of the West Indies.
While the main focus of the work of the Institute
is research, other functions include technical
assistance to regional governments in the field
of economic and social policy, and the evalution
of projects undertaken by local, regional and
international agencies. There is also a training
component to the Institute's programme. This
includes a seminar series resulting from research
findings, and short courses, ranging from one
(1) to four (4) weeks, on various topics in
the applied Social Sciences.
The Institute's research programme places emphasis
on development issues and more recently on multi-disciplinary
studies such as the transfer of technology and
the impact of structural adjustment policies
on the economy and society.
Apart from basic, applied and policy research,
the Institute is also involved in carrying out
studies on behalf of the public and private
sectors in the respective territories, as well
as for regional and international agencies.
At St Augustine, the Institute's main focus
of research has been on voting behaviour, the
sociology of enterprise, privatisation, and
race relations.
