Franklyn Lisk  is  a visiting Professorial Research Fellow at CSGR,  where he is involved in the implementation of a joint UNDP -University of Warwick project on Governance and HIV/AIDS Responses as well as carrying out research on policy  issues pertaining to globalisation, governance and sustainable development. He is also active in the work of the Sub-Saharan Africa Research Network at the Institute of Advanced Study at Warwick, and contributes to the  teaching on development policy and planning at he Institute of Governance and Public Management at the Warwick Business School. He was a Professor at the African Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at Stellenbosch University in South Africa from May 2005 to December 2006, where he developed modules on the socio-economic impact and labour market implications  of HIV/AIDS for the post-graduate diploma and Masters programmes. He was at the International Labour Office (ILO), Geneva, from 1974 until 2005, where he held various positions including Senior Economist in the Employment Policy and Planning Department, Regional Adviser on Employment and Development Planning for the Caribbean, Deputy Regional Director for Africa, Director of  ILO Liaison Office in New York and ILO Representative to the United Nations, and Foundation Director of the global ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work.  In addition, he was a global coordinator in the Committee of Co-sponsoring Organisation (CCO) of UNAIDS and represented the CCO on the executive board of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Before joining the ILO, he was a lecturer in Economics at Aston University.

He is the author of books, monographs and articles on employment and labour market policies, development and poverty reduction  strategies, and globalization and global governance issues. His current research interests focus on global governance of  health; globalisation and labour migration; and public policy, regionalism and the integration of African economies into the global economy. He is completing a book entitled Global Institutions and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Responding to an International Crisis (Routledge, August 2008), and co-editing another  entitled  Governance and HIV/AIDS Responses: Making participation and Accountability Count which is to be published in the Warwick/ Routledge Studies on Globalisation series. Recent publications include “Toward a new architecture of global governance for responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic” in A. Cooper et al (eds.)World Apart? Exploring the interface between Governance and Diplomacy ,Palgrave Macmillan, 2008; “Regional responses to HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: A global public gods approach” in N. Poku et al (eds.) AIDS and Governance, Ashgate 2007 ( with D. Cohen); “ A rights-based approach to addressing HIV/AIDS in the workplace: The role of the ILO and its tripartite  constituents”, Law, Social Justice and Global Development, 2007 (1).

Current Research

• ·        Global  Governance of AIDS response: Critical review and  analysis of structures and mechanisms of  the architecture of global governance for AIDS response (global institutions,  financial reforms, trade liberalization, TRIPS, labour standards and social responsibility); identifying shortcomings and weaknesses; and  proposing changes toward a new architecture that would contribute to strengthening the capacity of developing and poor countries to respond effectively to prevention and treatment of AIDS and other infectious diseases; health as a global public good in an era of globalisation..
• ·        Globalisation and sustainable development: analysis of the economic impact of globalization on developing countries (global poverty and inequality), and how to achieve fair and more balanced outcomes of globalisation; the need to  integrate social concerns into the process of globalisation to support sustainable development and attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.
• ·        Health systems and response to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases –realizing that the poor state of health systems in many developing countries is a major barrier to a comprehensive and effective response to HIV/AIDS and , in general, to increasing access to essential health care, this research looks at the health systems functioning and resources (financial, technical, human and educational) and their  allocations. It highlights problems and gaps, including migration of health professionals (doctors and nurses) from the developing to developed countries; recognizes the urgent for a sustainable commitment n to strengthen health systems in developing countries; critically reviews   proposals for improvements, in the light of  what is needed to for sustainable impact on AIDS response and for achieving the Millennium Development Goals and against the background of a rapidly globalizing world and the challenges of this  for developing countries.
• Public policy, regionalism and the integration of African economies into the global economy: This research analyses the desirability of sound public policy and  regional economic integration  for confronting the challenges of multilateralism in areas of trade, finance, investment and aid flows. It examines institutional structures and arrangements for coordination of regional cooperation and governance of global institutions, and reviews prospects for effective South-South cooperation with particular reference to the emerging roles of China and India in bilateral relationships with African countries.
• Public Services Reform in Sierra Leone: See research projects.