Socio-economic exclusion and livelihoods
- Global Cities at Work: migrant workers in low paid employment in London
- Latin American transnational migration to Europe
- The Homeless Places Project
- Social Exclusion, Spaces of Household Economic Practice and Post-Socialism
- Migrants and their money: Addressing financial exclusion among low paid workers in London
Global Cities at Work: migrant workers in low paid employment in London
This ESRC-funded project aims to advance academic understanding about the importance of migrant labour in global cities; produce the first comprehensive empirical evidence about the role and experiences of migrant workers in low-paid employment in London; and highlight the implications for public policy. For more information, visit the Global Cities at Work website [new window]
Latin American transnational migration to Europe
Livelihood security among Colombian migrants in London
This British Academy-funded project explores how Colombian migrants generate livelihoods in London. It examines a range of different coping strategies both within and beyond the labour market as well as the nature of their exclusion from British society. For more information, contact Cathy McIlwaine on c.j.mcilwaine@qmul.ac.uk.
The Homeless Places Project
This project is a collaboration with Paul Cloke, Univerity of Exeter, exploring the changing face of service provision for homeless people in an era of neo-liberal welfare ‘reform’. Research has focused on three key areas: New Labour policies on street homelessness and the geographies of emergency service provision; the geographies of voluntarism; and homeless people's own understandings and experiences of voluntary service spaces and of the streets. More details about the project, including free to download papers and reports, can be found at:
http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/homeless/homelessplaces/index.html.
Contact email: j.may@qmul.ac.uk
Social Exclusion, Spaces of Household Economic Practice and Post-Socialism
This ESRC-funded research project examines the ways in which households and individuals negotiate and cope with forms of social exclusion emerging in central European cities. The research examines the strategies adopted by households and individuals, how they link informal and formal economic activities, and how they are constituted differently in contrasting geographical contexts. For more information, see: http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/socialexclusion/
Migrants and their money: Addressing financial exclusion among low paid workers in London
This project is exploring the financial needs, practices and experiences among a diverse range of migrant workers in London, and seeks to contribute to growing public policy interest in financial inclusion. For more information and a copy of the latest report ‘Money matters: Exploring financial exclusion among low paid migrant workers in London’ please contact Kavita Datta (k.datta@qmul.ac.uk) or find the report on the global cities at work project page.