Pierre Walthery
Research Associate and PhD Student
pierre.walthery@manchester.ac.uk
Room G.18
CCSR
School of Social Science
University of Manchester
MANCHESTER
M13 9PL
I currently work on ESDS Government.
PhD Project:
Regional Variations in the Employment Transitions of Mothers in Germany and the UK
Biographical Information:
Between 1997 and 2005 I was a researcher in comparative European industrial relations, employment policies, and welfare states studies at the Labour Studies Institute of the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), working mostly on projects commissioned by the European Union. I have also briefly worked as a research manager for the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men, the Belgian equivalent of the Equal Opportunity Commission.
Previous positions:
Prior to coming to Britain , I have been a researcher in comparative European industrial relations, employment policies, and welfare states studies at the Labour Studies Institute, University of Louvain in Belgium . During this period I have published a number of policy reports and articles (see below). I have also worked as a research manager for the Institute for the Equality of Women and Men ( IGVM-IEFH ), the Belgian equivalent of the Equal Opportunity Commission.
Teaching:
I have been a teaching assistant on the following courses whilst at Manchester University: Introduction to Stata , Design and analysis of complex surveys , Applied statistics for Labour Market Research , Development Research Skills. Prior to that I have taught various ‘one off’ courses at the University of Louvain in Belgium on European compared welfare state analysis at postgraduate level and research methods with undergraduate and mature students.
Research interests
Gender and the labour market, including the gender pay gap, occupational segregation and part-time work.
Intersectionality, especially between class & gender issues
Employment and welfare states policies.
Social capital and social networks, especially from a Bourdieusian perspective
Epistemology, and the philosophy of social science
Quantitative and qualitative research methods: multilevel modelling, social network analysis, discourse analysis, focus group.
Education
2005-2006 MSc in Social Research Methods and Statistics ( University of Manchester ) with Merit (distinction for the dissertation). Dissertation : r eferences vs Constraints Revisited: Multilevel modelling of women working time preferences in England .
2003-2005 Part-time MA in Human Resource Development and Sociology of Work at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers – CNAM (Paris), 1 st class (with distinction). Dissertation: Social capital and temporary agency workers employment trajectories .
1988 – 1994 BA degree in sociology, 1 st class (with distinction), Université Catholique de Louvain ( Belgium ).
Professional Affiliations
British Sociological Association
European Network of Excellence (6 th Framework Programme) on Reconciling Work and Welfare in Europe ( RECWOWE )
Coopted member of the Department of Social and Economic Law, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Publications
Book chapters
Vielle P, Walthery P (2003), "Exploring ways to reconcile flexible employment with social protection", in Standing G. (Ed) Promoting Income Security as a Right: Europe and North America , (chapter 23), Geneva , ILO;
Walthery P. (2003) “Sectoral Social Dialogue in 2002 : Taking Stock' in Degryse C., Pochet P. (Dir) Social developments in the European Union , Brussels, European Trade Union Institute; pp.217-233
Articles
Walthéry P; Vielle, Pascale (2004), “Reconciling security with flexibility: a few questions”. Transfer. European Review of Labour and Research 2004, Vol. 10, n° 2, pp. 263-81.
Leloup Xavier, Barré Philippe, Léonard Evelyne, Walthery Pierre (2000) « La négociation collective en Belgique : crise de l’emploi et modification du référentiel d’échange » (Changing patterns of collective bargaining in Belgium against the background of mass unemployment) , Recherches sociologiques, XXXI,1, pp 55-66.
Conference papers , workshops and seminars
Walthery P. (2003) "Emploi flexible et systèmes de protection sociale en Europe. Des liaisons dangereuses ?", (Flexible job patterns and social protection in Europe : dangerous liaisons ?), Communication at the MiRe Seminar (research department of the Direction de la recherche, des études, de l’évaluation et des statistiques – DREES, French Ministries of Social Affairs and Health) “ Social protection systems in an enlarging Europe , Paris, 20-22 March 2003
Vielle P, Walthery P (2002) “Marchés transitionnels et droits de tirage sociaux” (Transitional Labour Markets and social drawing rights) , communication at the seminar “Economic security of women : feminist critics of mainstream economics and policy proposals”, Quebec , Laval University , 3 et 4 October 2002
Vielle P., Walthery P. (2002) “ The challenges of flexibility for social protection ”, communication at the seminar “Interactions between the labour market and social protection”, Brussels , European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 16 May 2002 .
Walthéry P. (2001), “ Employment’- related collective bargaining : extension or dilution of industrial relations ?”, Communication at the Industrial Relations in Europe Conference – IREC, Madrid , 27 April 2001 .
Walthéry P. (1999), “Modèles institutionnels de représentation des salariés sur le lieu de travail” (Institutional patterns of workplace level workers’ representation”) , Communication at the seminar “Employment related collective bargaining and tripartite concertation in the EU member states” conference, Brussels, European Commission;
Delhaye R, Walthéry P., Henrotte V., Lobet-Maris C. (dir.) (1996), “Utilisation des systèmes d'échange d'Information inter-organisationnels (SIO) par les PME en Belgique francophone” ( The use of interorganisational information systems by small and medium sized enterprises in French Speaking Belgium) , Communication at the International Conference on the Management of Networked Enterprises - ICMNE, Lausanne, 23-24 September 1996 ( http://inforge.unil.ch/cimre96/papers/2/paper.doc )
Research reports (selection)
Vielle P, Walthery P. (2003) Flexibility and social protection , Dublin , European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. ( http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/files/EF0355EN.pdf )
Walthéry P. (2001), Spineux (dir.), L’implication des partenaires sociaux dans l’élaboration et le suivi des Plans d’action nationaux pour l’emploi en 2000 et 2001 (Social partner’s involvement in the making of and followup of Employment National Action Plans , Brussels, European Commission.
Walthéry P, Spineux (dir.) (2001), Institutional representativeness of local public sector trade union and employers organisations in the EU , Brussels , European Commission
Note: between 1999 and 2001 similar trade unions and employers organisations representativeness reports have been carried out in the following sectors : building and woodworking, trade and retail, textile and clothing, telecommunications, postal services, air transport, inland water transport, road transport, maritime transport, railways, banking, insurance, agriculture, hotels-restaurants-cafés, electricity production and distribution, professional and managerial staff organisations.
Walthéry P, Spineux (dir.) (2001), Les procédures d’extension des conventions collectives au sein des pays membres de l’UE, (Extension procedures of collective agreements in the EU member states), Brussels, European Commission
Walthery P, Delbar C (2000) Belgian, Dutch and German construction unions sign cooperation agreement , Dublin , European Industrial Relations Observatory
( http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2000/09/feature/be0009327f.html ).
Walthery P (2000) White-collar workers' joint committee prioritises training , Dublin , European Industrial Relations Observatory
(http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2000/08/feature/be0008324f.html)
Walthéry P. Spineux (dir.), (2000), Le cadre institutionnel de la négociation collective dans le secteur public au sein de l’UE (The institutional framework of collective bargaining in the public sector in the EU) , Brussels, European Commission.
Walthery P. (2000), Le Contenu des accords sur l’emploi en Europe : vers un pilotage conjoint de la flexibilité ?, (The outcome of employment related collective agreements in Europe) Brussels, European Commission
Leonard E., Walthery P., Barre P., Leloup X.; Spineux A., Francq B. (dirs .) (1999), The Institutional framework and the process of collective bargaining within the 15 Member States of the European Union , Brussels, European Commission
Walthery P.; Spineux A., Francq B. (dirs) (1998), Les organisations interprofessionnelles de partenaires sociaux et leur représentativité, (The representativeness of interprofessional social partners organisations in Europe) , Brussels, European Commission (See also http://www.trav.ucl.ac.be/partenaires/default-en.html)
Franssen A., Walthéry P., Bajoit G. (dir) (1998), Le métier d’éducateur dans le secteur de l’aide à la jeunesse : analyse et pistes d’actions, (Working as a counsellor: analysis and action proposals) , Louvain-la-Neuve, Catholic University of Louvain–Open Faculty of Economic and Social Policy
Franssen A., Walthéry P., Bajoit G. (dir) (1997), Le métier d’assistant social : analyse et pistes d’actions, (Working as a social worker : analysis and action proposals) , Louvain-la-Neuve, Catholic University of Louvain–Open Faculty of Economic and Social Policy
Walthéry P., Franssen A., Bajoit G. (dir) (1997), Le métier de fonctionnaire : analyse et pistes d’actions, Louvain-la-Neuve (Working as a civil servant : analysis and action proposals) , Louvain-la-Neuve, Catholic University of Louvain–Open Faculty of Economic and Social Policy
Delhaye R, Walthéry P., Henrotte V., Lobet-Maris C. (dir.) (1997), Utilisation des systèmes d'échange d'information inter-organisationnels (SIO) dans les petites et moyennes entreprises en Belgique francophone,. (The use of interorganisational information systems by small and medium sized enterprises in French speaking Belgium ) , Brussels , Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs.