Ageing and employment

Earl, C. and Taylor, P. (2024). Research Handbook of Inequalities in Later Life. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham.

Taylor, P., Baldauf, B., Halvorsen, C. & Pearman, G. (2024). Self-employment and older workers in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic: seniorpreneurs, senior precarious or somewhere in between?, In Conen, W. & Reuter, E. (eds), Handbook on self-employment and public policy, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Equal opportunities and workforce diversity

Warren, T., Torres, L., Lyonette, C., and Tarlo, R. (2024). Class, gender and the work of working-class women amid turbulent times. British Journal of Sociology. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13147

Wright, T., Conley, H. and Sarter, E.K. (2024). Using public procurement to promote equality in employment: assessment of the evidence from Australia, South Africa and the UK. Forson, C., Healy, G., Öztürk, M.B. and Tatli, A. (eds.) (2024): Research Handbook on Inequalities and Work. Elgar Handbooks on Inequality. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 179-194.

Wright, T., Conley, H., Mamode, J. and Sarter, E. K. (2023). Buying social justice through procurement: report of project findings. London: Queen Mary University of London.

Sarter, E.K., Booth, W. und Greaux, V. (2023). Public Services and Equality. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 119-132. In: Sarter, E.K. and Cookingham Bailey, E. (eds.) (2023) .Understanding Public Services. A Contemporary Introduction.

Sarter, E.K. (2022): "Marketization, Regulation, and Equality: Towards an Analytical Framework for Understanding the Equality Impact of Public Procurement." Social Politics, online first.

Ungrateful slaves? An examination of job quality and job satisfaction for male part-time workers in the UK - (2020) Warren, T. and Lyonette, C. British Journal of Sociology 71 (2): 382-402.

Projecting employment by ethnic group to 2022, Report for the JRF Poverty and Ethnicity Programme - (2015) Owen, D.W, Green, A.E., Gambin, L. and Li, Y. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Evaluation and development of welfare policies

Caroline de la Porte, C., Pernille Larsen, T. (2023). The Nordic Model: Capable of Responding to the Social Side of Crises and Sustaining Social Investment? Intereconomics 58(5):245-248.

Commission on Social Security - Project Report - (2022) Morris, R., Morrison, E. and Orton M. Coventry: University of Warwick

The Commission on Social Security and participatory research during the pandemic: new context, abiding challenges - (2022) Morris, R., Morrison, E., Orton, M. and Summers, in K.K. Garthwaite, R. Patrick, M. Power, A. Tarrant, and R. Warnock (eds.) Covid-19 Collaborations: Researching poverty and low-income family life during the pandemic Bristol: Policy Press.

Guiding principles for social security policy: outcomes from a bottom-up approach - (2022) Orton, M., Summers, K. and Morris, R. Social Policy & Administration 56(3): 485-501

No Voice, No Choice: Assessing Danish Active Labour Market Policies using Sens's Capability approach - (2020) Fernandez-Urbano, R. and Orton, M. Work, Employment and Society. 2021;35(1):178-188.

Active labour market policy in the UK: At a (local) crossroads? - (2019) Orton, M. and Green, A. E. Local Economy 34 (1), 3-9.

The impact of the Youth Obligation on disadvantaged young people - (2019) Atfield, G. and Green, A. London: Centrepoint and TfL.

An agenda for fixing the social security/welfare benefits system - (2018) Batty, S. and Orton, M. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice 26(2): 291-295

Employer Participation in Active Labour Market Policy: Reactive Gatekeepers to Proactive Strategic Partners - (2018) Orton, M., Green, A., Atfield, G. and Barnes, S-A. Journal of Social Policy. 48(3), 511-528

What works? Policies for employability in cities (2017) Adam, D., Atfield, G. and Green, A. (2017). Urban Studies. 54(5): 1162-1177

A challenge to the status quo": Early experiences of involving young people in the Talent Match programme - (2014) Atfield, G., Bashir, N., Crisp, R. and Powell, R. Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University.

Gender and social equality

'Carrying the work burden of the Covid-19 pandemic: working class women in the UK - (2021) Warren, T. and Lyonette, C. and the Women's Budget Group. (2021).

Social Identity and Aspiration - Double Jeopardy or Intersectionality? Evidence from Rural India - (2020) Sarkar, S., Chakravorty, B. and Lyonette, C. GLO Discussion Paper Series 724, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

And… action? Gender, knowledge and inequalities in the UK screen industries - (2019) Eikhof, D. R., Newsinger, J., Luchinskaya, D., and Aidley, D. Gender, Work & Organization. Advance online publication.

Migration and social mobility

Employer decision-making around skill shortages, employee shortages and migration: Literature Review - (2020) Green, A., Owen, D., Atfield, G., Baldauf, B., Bramley, G. and Kispeter, E. Birmingham and Coventry: City-REDI, University of Birmingham, and Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick.

Migration: theory, research and practice in guidance and counselling - (2019) Hughes, D. Akkök, F., Arulmani, G & Zelloth, H. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 47:1, 1-5

Migration and construction: The view from employers, recruiters and non-UK workers - (2017) Winterbotham, M, Kik, G, O’Driscoll, C, Selner, S, Morrice, N, Green, A, Kispeter, E, Owen, D, Evans, A. CITB.

Fuelling displacement and labour market segmentation in low-skilled jobs? Insights from a local study of migrant and student employment - (2015) Green, A., Atfield, G. and Purcell, K. Environment and Planning A 48(3), 577-593

Determinants of the composition of the workforce in low skilled sectors of the UK economy: Social care and retail sectorsLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window- (2014) Green, A.E., Atfield, G., Staniewicz, T., Baldauf, B. and Adam, D. Report for Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) of the Home Office.

Unemployment and worklessness

Covid-19 and (mis)understanding public attitudes to social security: re-setting debate - (2022) Orton, M. and Sarkar, S. Critical Social Policy.

The feasibility of developing a methodology for measuring the distance travelled and soft outcomes for long-term unemployed people participating in Active Labour Market Programmes - (2019) Barnes, S-A. and Wright, S.A. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.

Breaking the Cycle: What Works in Reducing Intergenerational Worklessness and Fragile Employment - (2016) Luchinskaya, D. and Green, A. Cardiff: Public Policy Institute for Wales.

Work and poverty

Challenges for anti-poverty action: developing approaches that are solutions focused, participative and collaborative - (2019) Orton, M. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice 27(1): 131-137.

Locally grounded principles for a Good Society - (2018) Orton, M. and Somra, G. Local Economy 33(6): 601-614.

Policy steps towards a better social future - (2017) Orton, M. in R. Atkinson, L. McKenzie and S. Winlow (eds.) Building Better Societies: Promoting Social Justice in a World Falling Apart. Bristol: Policy Press 155-164.

Living with debt after advice. A longitudinal study of people on low incomes - (2016) Atfield, G., Lindley, R. and Orton, M. York: Friends Provident Foundation. Also available: Summary report.

Youth labour market

From Obligation to Opportunity: The Impact of the Youth Obligation on disadvantaged young people - (2019) London: IER and Centrepoint.

Present Tense, Future Imperfect? Young People's pathways into work - (2017) Purcell, K., Elias, P., Green, A., Mizen, P., Simms, M., Whiteside, N., Wilson, D., Robertson, A. and C. Tzanakou. London: London Enterprise Panel and London Councils. Coventry: Institute for Employment Research.

London Ambitions: Shaping a careers offer for all young Londoners - (2015) Hughes, D. London: London Enterprise Panel and London Councils.

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