Our research

We run a dynamic interdisciplinary research programme involving a range of both theoretical and empirical research on issues of economic equality, gender, social justice and human rights.

Poverty and income inequality, financial exclusion, living standards within households, gender budgeting, occupational segregation, employability and skills, race and migration, and European governance are current topics of global significance.

Our main research themes include:

  • Historical and cultural origins of inequalities
  • Theories of justice
  • Public policy, governance and institutional change
  • Labour market and household Inequalities
  • Political economy of care
  • Social inclusion and migration
  • Activism and social change