Margarita Gelepithis

Biography

A recent member of the School of Social Sciences, I am currently working on the development of a new undergraduate degree in Economics, Politics and Policy, as well as a new postgraduate degree in International and Comparative Public Policy. Prior to joining UEL in February 2016, I taught public policy at the MSc level at UCL, and comparative social policy to undergraduates at the LSE. In terms of research, I am primarily interested in the comparative study of how post-industrial societies deal with prevalent forms of labour market inequality. My PhD looked at how private-heavy pension systems can be reformed to offer more comprehensive and equitable coverage. My current research examines political attention to the phenomenon of labour market dualization; the effect of income inequality on individual tax preferences; and the extent to which labour market status affects political participation and social policy preferences. In both my teaching and my research, I draw on an interdisciplinary foundation of undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Durham University) and Political Economy (LSE).

Research Interest

Her research interests involves comparative political economy, social policy and the politics of welfare state reform.