Research Interests
- Critical political economy
- Social and labour movements
- Welfare state restructuring
- Critical state theory
- Critical social theory
Publications
Books
Journal Articles – Peer Reviewed
- (2021) “Trump’s authoritarian neoliberal governance and the US-Mexican border” Policy Studies 42: 5-6 (with Keck, M.)
- (2021) “Health Movements in the Age of Austerity: Rescaling Resistance in Spain and the United Kingdom” Critical Public Health 31: 2 (with Ribera-Almandoz, O.)
- (2020) “Anti-austerity between militant materialism and real democracy: exploring pragmatic prefigurativism”, Globalizations, (with Ribera-Almandoz, O., Huke, N., and Bailey, D.)
- (2018) “Challenging the age of austerity: disruptive agency during the European crisis” Comparative European Politics (with Bailey, D., Huke, N., Ribera-Almandoz, O. and Rogers, K.)
- (2015) “Disrupting the European Crisis: a Critical Political Economy of Contestation, Subversion and Escape” New Political Economy, 20: 5, pp. 725-751. (with Huke, N. and Bailey, D.)
- (2014) “Analysing Labour and the Crisis: Challenges, Responses and New Avenues” Global Labour Journal, vol. 5, issue 2. (with Horn, L.)
- (2011) “Infancia y exclusión social en España: realidades y retos a partir de la crisis” Zerbitzuan, vol. 50, pp. 71-84. (with Sesé i Ballart, A. and Tur i Tur, M.)
Book Chapters – Peer Reviewed
- (2022, forthcoming) “Real Democracy in a time of Corona-Crisis Capitalism” In Regelmann, A. (ed.) The Crisis and the Future of Democracy. Brussels: Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.
- (2020) “Struggle, resistance and disruption in Europe” In Hamed Hosseini, S.A., Goodman, J., Motta, S. and Gill B.K. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies (with Huke, N., Bailey, D. and Ribera-Almandoz, O.). Routledge.
- (2018) “From the squares to the ballot boxes: understanding the unfolding of Spain’s political crisis” In Parker, O. and Tsarouhas, D. (eds.) Crisis in Southern Europe: Contemporary Political Economy in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke.
- (2017) “Authoritarian neoliberalism and the disciplining of labour” In Tansel, C. B. (ed.) States of Discipline. Authoritarian Neoliberalism and the Crises of Capitalism. Rowman & Littlefield International. (with Ribera-Almandoz, O.)
- (2015) “Tracing the competitiveness discourse in Spain: social dumping in disguise?” In Bernaciak, M. (ed.) Social dumping: political catchphrase or threat to labour standards? Routledge, Routledge Advances in European Politics.
- (2015) “Labour and the crisis in Europe” In Jäger, J. and Springler, E. Asymmetric Crisis in Europe and Possible Futures: Critical Political Economy and Post-Keynesian Perspectives. Routledge, RIPE Series in Global Political Economy. (with Horn, L.)
- (2015) “Precariedad y clase social: re-leyendo a E. P. Thompson en un contexo de crisis”. In Arribas, S. y Gómez, A. Precariedad, vida dañada y vulnerabilidad en la era de la austeridad. Barcelona: Artefakte.
- (2012) “Situación y respuestas desde las administraciones públicas y el tercer sector a la infancia en riesgo de exclusión social a partir de la crisis” In Clua-Losada, M. and Navarro, V. (eds.) (2012) El impacto de la crisis en las familias y en la infancia. Barcelona: Editorial Ariel. (with Sesé, A.)
- (2011) “La renta básica en la agenda política: la experiencia catalana (2001-2006)” En Casassas, D. y Raventós, D. (eds.) La Renta Básica en la Era de las Grandes Desigualdades. Editorial Montesinos.
Other Research Publications – Non-Peer Reviewed
- (2019) “Authoritarian Neoliberalism and Self-Determination” in Bernat, I. and Whyte, D. (eds.) Building a New Catalonia. Self-determination and Emancipation. Barcelona: Pol·len Edicions. – also translated into Catalan.
- (2018) “Disrupting European authoritarianism: Grassroots organizing, collective action and participatory democracy during the Eurozone crisis” Amsterdam: Transnational Institute. (with Bailey, D., Huke, N., Ribera-Almandoz, O. and Lux, J.) – also translated into Spanish
- (2012) “L’estat del benestar avui: Catalunya i Espanya.” Societat Catalana 2012. Barcelona: Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- (2012) “30 anys de polítiques socials a Catalunya (1980-2010): inversión pública, estat del benestar, canvis de model i reptes polítics” Unicef-Catalunya.
Research Projects
- Economic and Social Research Council (UK) “Research seminars competition 2013-2014” Project Title: “Understanding the post-crisis landscape: assessing change in economic management, welfare, work and democracy“, code: ES/M002209/1. Principal Investigator: Dr Paul Lewis (University of Birmingham). Co-investigators: Dr Mònica Clua-Losada, Dr David Bailey, Professor Jason Heyes, Dr Anastasia Nesvetailova, Professor Magnus Ryner.
- Working Group on Political Science. Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca. Generalitat de Catalunya (AGAUR). Principal Investigator: Javier Astudillo Ruiz. Co-investigators: Francesc Pallarès Porta, Klaus-Jürgen Nagel, Ferran Requejo Coll, Mariona Ferrer Fons, Vicente Navarro López, Javier Arregui Moreno, Anastassia Obydenkova, Mònica Clua Losada, Gregor Adam Holesch. 2014 SGR 681. 2014-2016.
- “The Implementation Process of the European Union Legislation in Spain”. Research Project (CSO2012-35554). Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad del Gobierno de España. Principal Investigator: Javier Arregui. Co-investigators: Andrea Noferini, Mònica Clua-Losada, Robert Thomson. 2013-2016.
- “Research Group of the University of Pompeu Fabra”. Research Project 2009 (SGR1052). Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca. Generalitat de Catalunya (AGAUR). Principal investigator: Ferrán Requejo. Co-investigators: Javier Arregui, Javier Astudillo, Joan Benach, Gosta Esping-Andersen, Jordi Gui, Pere Jódar, Jacint Jordana, Ignacio Lago, Vicenç Navarro, Pere Notó, Francesc Pallarés, Magí Panyellas, Carles Ramió, Feran Requejo, Miquel Salvador, David Sancho, Sebastià Sarasa, Mariano Torcal, Ricard Zapata. 2009-2013.
- “Santander Research Mobility Award”. Joint award with Dr Owen Parker, University of Sheffield.
- “Inequality and youth political participation in Catalonia. A quantitative and qualitative approach in a context of crisis.” 1 year research project. Principal investigator: Mònica Clua-Losada. Funded by the Youth Agency of the Catalan Government, code: AJOVE12.
- “Social exclusion and children in Spain during the crisis”. 1 year research project. Principal Investigator: Professor Vicenç Navarro. Funded by the Obra Social La Caixa.
- Comença. Awarded by the Universitat Pompeu Fabra as a start up grant for my own research.
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