Background:

Duncan Gallie joined Nuffield College as an Official Fellow in 1985 and became Professor of Sociology in 1996. He has been a Member of the EU’s Advisory Group on ‘Social Sciences and Humanities in the European Research Area’. He has been Vice-President Social Sciences of the British Academy (2004 -2006) and Foreign Secretary of the British Academy (2006-2011). In 2008 he was awarded a CBE for Services to Social Science.

His research is in economic sociology, in particular the quality of work and the social consequences of unemployment. He is currently working on two main projects. The first is a European study of the effects of economic change on the quality of work.The second is a research programme examining changes in skills and employment conditions in Britain from 1986 to 2023.

Area of expertise:

The quality of work; attitudes to social inequality; the social implications of unemployment. He has co-ordinated several European projects that have highlighted the value of comparative research for understanding the determinants and implications of different patterns of work organisation and labour market structure.

Why Duncan became a ReWAGE expert:

The conviction, based on many years of research, that the experience of work is a fundamental determinant of people’s well-being and that it can be improved through well-informed policy.

What achievement makes Duncan most proud:

My contribution to launching the UK Skills and Employment Survey Series, which provides one of the finest datasets available in any country for studying change in the quality of work

Current projects:

Analysing the determinants and consequences of employee participation in work in the UK and Europe

Other interests:

French culture and cuisine, visiting art exhibitions and listening to classical music.

Publications

· Work Organisation and Employee Involvement in EuropeLink opens in a new window

· Direct participation and the quality of work. Link opens in a new window

· Job preferences and the intrinsic quality of work: the changing attitudes of British employees 1992-2006Link opens in a new window

· Job Control and the Quality of Work: the Evidence from BritainLink opens in a new window

· Teamwork, Skill Development and Employee WelfareLink opens in a new window

· Employment Regimes and the Quality of Work

ReWAGE’s Expert Group is uniquely placed to offer the government informed practical advice and policy recommendations to support its strategic response to the recovery and renewal of work and employment in the UK as it tackles the impact of Covid-19 and other challenges.