Our main work is through funded research projects usually lasting several years. However, unlike traditional academics, we aim to continually interact with policy makers and other relevant actors while we research. Our core discipline is sociology and we have expertise in qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis. Individual members of staff also have a background in economics and political science. The ERC also carries out short term contract research and consultancy.
Special areas are equal opportunities and labour market analysis.
He is the Director of the centre. Jean Monnet Professor of European Labour Market Studies in the Department of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin. He has researched and published on Irish industrialisation and labour market issues, especially in the electronics industry. Her main area of research expertise is in the sociology of science and technology with special reference to ICTs and transport technologies. She is the Irish representative on the COST 269 Action on User Aspects of ICTs.