Katy Morris Affilierad forskare
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Namn och titel: Katy MorrisAffilierad forskare
ORCID0000-0002-6541-8067 Länk till annan webbplats.
Arbetsplats: Institutet för social forskning Länk till annan webbplats.
Besöksadress Universitetsvägen 10 F
Postadress Institutet för social forskning106 91 Stockholm
Om mig
My research interests centre on the social and political consequences of spatial inequality, understood as the unequal division of opportunities and risks between different localities within a country. I explore how outcomes and beliefs - the jobs and wages we obtain, the things we tend to think or believe, and how we vote, for example - are shaped by the opportunities and the people around us.
I hold a PhD in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute. Prior to commencing my PhD, I worked in education, employment and skills policy in the United Kingdom.
I'm now a Lecturer in Quantitative Social Research in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds and an affiliated researcher in the Level of Living (LNU) group at SOFI.
(12) Morris, K. (2026) The Labour Market Link: An explanation of Brexit support. Political Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11109-026-10210-2
(11) Ostermann, K., Patzina, A. & Morris, K. (2026) Stratified Scars: Social inequality in the labour market consequences of apprenticeship dropout. European Sociological Review; https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcag010
(10) Oesch, D., Lipps, O., Shabazian, R., Bihagen, E. & Morris, K. (2026) Occupational Earning Potential: A new measure of social hierarchy in Europe and the United States. European Sociological Review 42 (3): 421–441; https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf035
(9) Morris, K. (2025) A Tale of Two Cities: Occupational change in London 1991 – 2021. Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World 11: 1-4; https://doi.org/10.1177/23780231251329409
(8) Oesch, D., Morris, K. & Westenberger, G-J (2025). Polarised Upgrading: The changing class structure of British and German cities 1991 – 2021. Journal for Labour Market Research 59: 32; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12651-025-00420-2
(7) Morris, K. (2025) Getting A Foot In The Door: Local labour markets and the school-to-work transition. Journal of Youth Studies 28(1): 137-157; https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2023.2248905
(6) Morris, K. & Oesch, D. (2025) Uneven Shifts: The geography of occupational change in France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom 1992 – 2018. European Societies 27 (1): 4-30; https://doi.org/10.1162/euso_a_00015
(6) Morris, K. (2025) Getting A Foot In The Door: Local labour markets and the school-to-work transition. Journal of Youth Studies 28(1): 137-157; https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2023.2248905
(5) Morris, K. & Lampropoulos, D. (2024) The Progressive Place Paradox: Status-based health inequalities are magnified in more economically progressive Swiss localities. Health and Place 86: 103215; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103215
(4) Morris, K. (2023) Where DESO Disappears: Spatial inequality and social stratification at labour market entry. European Sociological Review 39 (1): 85-103; https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcac027
[Winner: European Sociological Review Best Paper 2024 – Runner Up]
(3) Morris, K., Bühlmann, F., Sommet, N. & Vandecasteele, L. (2022) The Paradox of Local Inequality: Meritocratic beliefs in unequal localities, British Journal of Sociology 73(2): 421-460, https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12930
(2) Lee, N., Morris, K. & Kemeny, T. (2018) Immobility and the Brexit Vote, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 11(1): 143-163, https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsx027
[Winner: Understanding Society Best Paper Prize 2019]
(1) Jones, S., Mann, A. & Morris, K (2016) The ‘Employer Engagement Cycle’ in Secondary Education: Analysing the testimonies of young British adults, Journal of Education and Work 29 (7): 834-856; https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2015.1074665