Building on a legacy of academic excellence, the University of Guyana Press (UGP) has published the latest issue of the Transformation Journal. Formerly known as the Transition Journal, the publication has long served as a vital forum for scholarly work examining complex issues influencing Guyana and the wider Caribbean region.
This special issue, carefully curated by Dr Leyland Lucas, Chair of the Transformation Journal Committee and Dean of the School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (SEBI) at the University of Guyana (UG), continues this mandate by focusing on the theme “Oil Production and Structural Change in Guyana”.
In examining this theme, the contributing authors – Elton Bollers, Dr Dianna DaSilva-Glasgow, Dr Leyland Lucas, Evelina Singh, and Dr Patrick Williams – employ economic, organisational, legal, and spatial development theories to analyse the potential consequences of the emergence and expansion of Guyana’s oil and gas sector on national development.
DaSilva-Glasgow and Bollers, in the article “Is Oil and Gas-Induced Economic Growth Impacting Export Diversification? A Look at Guyana’s Exports to CARICOM,” build on previous academic scholarship by assessing Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector through the lens of regional trade.
Meanwhile, in “Legitimacy and Trust: Essential Aspects in New Venture Creation”, Lucas examines Guyana’s growing business landscape and argues that new firms face legitimacy challenges that impair their ability to access critical resources.
Singh, in the article “Mediation and Conflicts in Guyana’s Oil and Gas Sector”, explores the country’s expanding oil wealth and its potential to generate conflict around issues of ownership, benefit distribution, and economic transformation.
Finally, Williams, in “The Potential of the Oil and Gas Sector to Transform Guyana’s Spatial Development,” utilises the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to assess development disparities between Guyana’s coastal and hinterland regions. He also proposes strategies to facilitate the transfer of resources from the oil and gas sector to regions lagging in development.
Across their respective contributions, the authors do more than delineate areas of academic inquiry; they also propose timely solutions with the potential to benefit Guyanese society.
Other publications
This latest issue of the Transformation Journal joins the newly published book A Ray of Hope: Reflections on the Development of Science and Technology in Guyana and the Caribbean by Dr Ulric Trotz. Drawing on more than six decades of professional experience, Dr Trotz offers unique insights into regional efforts to advance science and technology.
The book provides an insider’s perspective on the institutional development of the Chemistry Department at UG, the Institute of Applied Science and Technology in Guyana, and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre in Belize. Through this narrative, Dr Trotz sheds light on the historical and contemporary state of national and regional science and technology infrastructure, detailing accomplishments – many of which have not been widely disseminated – of both the Institute of Applied Science and Technology and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre.
Interested persons who wish to purchase these and other publications may do so at the University of Guyana Campus Store. Additional details are available at the Campus Store’s website. Orders can also be placed through the UGP website.
The UGP has served as the publishing arm of the University of Guyana since April 2017. Its purpose is to create an outlet for the scholarly work of faculty and student researchers as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen research and scholarship at the nation’s sole national university.
The UGP’s core function is to contribute to the national intellectual landscape by producing peer-reviewed scholarly and creative works, including books, monographs, and journals in both print and digital formats. The Press also seeks to establish and maintain partnerships with national, regional, and international publishing entities, while coordinating with university subdivisions to increase awareness of its publications and ensure accessibility to stakeholders.
For further information, interested persons may contact the University of Guyana Press at +592 624-6160 or via email at [email protected].
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