Catherine Casey joined the School in September 2017. She holds an MA in Politics and Sociology, and a PhD in Sociology and Education. She was formerly at the University of Leicester, the University of Auckland, and the University of Rochester, New York, where she gained her PhD.
Her research interests lie principally in areas of economic sociology including organizations and institutions; multinational corporations; labour markets; industrial and employment relations; employee voice and participation; corporate governance; economy and society, democracy and climate change response.
She has held Visiting Fellowships including at the School of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy; at the Institute for International Integration Studies at Trinity College Dublin, and Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Sydney.
She has served as Expert Scientist for the European Commission Directorate-General Research, and D-G Education and Culture; as advisor to the Tertiary Education Commission of the New Zealand Government; and expert consultant to UNESCO, Hamburg.
Catherine is formerly a Senior Editor of 'Organization Studies' (Sage) and currently Vice-President of the International Sociological Association’s Participation, Organizational Democracy and Self-Management committee, and Board Member of the European Sociological Association’s Work, Employment and Industrial Relations network, and member of the Editorial Board of 'Organization' (Sage).
Her publications include her books:
- Governing the Firm in the Social Interest: Corporate Governance Reimagined (New York: Routledge, 2024)
- Economy, Work and Education: Critical Connections (London: Routledge, 2011)
- Critical Analysis of Organizations: Theory, Practice, Revitalization (London: Sage, 2002)
- Work, Self and Society: After Industrialism (New York: Routledge, 1995).
Research interests lie principally in areas of economic sociology including organizations and institutions; multinational corporations; labour markets; industrial and employment relations; employee voice and participation, education and training; management and governance; economy and society.
Professor Casey is currently the Principal Investigator of an international project funded by the Hans-Böckler Foundation, Düsseldorf, in its 'Economies of the Future' programme. Casey’s international collaboration addresses emerging transnational governance institutions in European-HQ MNCs operating in Asia-Pacific.
- Casey, Catherine; Delaney, Helen; Fiedler, Antje (2025). Transnational Labour Governance: Crafting the authority and regulatory effectiveness of global agreements. Economic and Industrial Democracy. (in press)
- Delaney, Helen, Casey, Catherine, Fiedler, Antje, (2025). Mobilising tensions: Transnational union network formation in the Asia Pacific region. Journal of Industrial Relations. (in press)
- Casey, Catherine; Delaney, Helen; Fiedler, Antje (2023). Global Framework Agreements (GFAs) in Practice: Effects and challenges in German companies’ Asia-Pacific entities, in T. Haipeter, M. Helfen, A. Kirsch, C. Puhl, S. Rosenbohm, C. Üyük (eds.) Workers’ Voice and Securing Social Standards in Global Value Chains. Berlin: Peter Lang.
- Casey, Catherine and Delaney, Helen (2021). Keeping it Quiet?: The micro-politics of employee voice in company strategic decision-making. Work, Employment and Society. 36 (3), 485 – 502.
- Casey, Catherine; Delaney, Helen; Fiedler, Antje (2021). Recalling the moral dimension: Transnational labour interests and corporate social responsibilities. Industrial Relations Journal. Vol. 52 (5): 389 – 405.
- Delaney, Helen and Casey, Catherine (2021). The promise of a four-day week? A critical appraisal of a management-led initiative. Employee Relations. 44 (1), 176 – 190.
- Trusson, Diane, Trusson, Clive and Casey, Catherine (2021). Reflexive self-identity and work: Working women, biographical disruption and agency. Work, Employment and Society. 35 (1): 116 – 136.
- Fiedler, Antje, Casey, Catherine, Fath, Ben (2020). Transnational employee voice and knowledge exchange in the MNC: The European Company (SE) experience. Human Relations. 74 (7): 1033 – 1059.
- Casey, Catherine (2020). Industrial Democracy, in J. Donaghey, T. Wilkinson, A. Dundon, B. Freeman (eds.). Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. pp. 68 – 84.
- Casey, Catherine and Delaney, Helen (2019). The Effort of Partnership: Capacity development and moral capital in partnership for mutual gains. Economic & Industrial Democracy. 43 (1), 52 – 71.