Dr. Chiara Manzoni
Research interests:
Chiara Manzoni is a Senior Social Researcher at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). She is a mix-methods researcher with expertise in a range of methodologies, including ethnography. qualitative interviews, focus groups, survey design and analysis, policy and programme evaluations, evidence reviews and scenario analysis. For ten years she conducted in-depth qualitative research with vulnerable Roma living in slums in Italy, Spain, Romania and former Yugoslavia. Chiara's research interests situate across the study of migration patterns and integration of migrants. She is particularly interested on the issues affecting vulnerable groups, including young people, ethnic minorities and their education and labour market prospects. She has expertise in research on casual work and the gig economy and on programme and policy evaluation at the national and EU level. She has experience on programme and policy on youth unemployment and on characterising the geography of new employment dynamics. She has also undertaken research on refugees’ journeys into sustainable employment, on EU immigration policies for third country nationals and on the discrimination and access to employment for female workers with disabilities. Her research has been funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Education, Department of Work and Pensions, Low Pay Commission, Equality and Human Right Commission, European Parliament, EuroFound, European Commission, The Royal College of Nursing, the European Spatial Planning Observation Network, the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, the Council of Europe, Careers and Enterprise Company, Nuffield Foundation and Education and Endowment Foundation.
Education:
PhD in Applied Sociology and Social Research Methodology, University of Milan-Bicocca
MA (Hons) in Sociology and Research Methodology, University La Sapienza, Rome
BA Sociology, University of Milan-Bicocca
Employment:
National Institute of Economic and Social Research, Senior Social Researcher
2018
Institute for Employment Studies, Research Fellow
2016-2018
University of Science PO (Paris), Research Associate
2016 – Ongoing
TNS London, Field Researcher
2014 – 2016
Westminster Befriend a Family, London Project: Services evaluation, Research Consultant
2014 – 2015
Dawson, A, Stokes, L., Huxley, C., Runge, J., Takala, H., Manzoni, C., Hudson-Sharp, N., Williams, C. (2020) Early Years Toolbox: Pilot evaluation report, Education Endowment Foundation, NIESR and IES.
Eurofound (2019), Casual work: Characteristics and implications, New forms of employment series, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Hudson-Sharp, N., Manzoni, C., Rolfe, H., Runge, J. (2019) Understanding employers' use of the National Minimum Wage youth rates, Low Pay Commission, NIESR
Manzoni, C., Rolfe, H., (2019b), Promoting ethnic and religious integration in schools: a review of evidence, DfE
Manzoni, C., Rolfe, H., (2019), How schools are integrating migrant pupils and their families, NIESR.
Busetti, S., Drufuca, S., Melloni, E., Patrizio, M., Samek Lodovici M., Vasilescu, C., Barbone, L., Speckesser, S., Hadjivassiliou, K., Marvell, R., Manzoni, C., Green, M., Bruck, A., Gajewski, J., Hillmann, F., Ślęzak, E., (2018), The Geography of New Employment Dynamics in Europe. ESPON
Broughton A, Manzoni C, (2017), Edited by IRES Lucia Morosini Smart industrial relations: a review of practices in the manufacturing, automotive and chemicals sectors in western Europe
Marangozov, R., Huxley, C., Manzoni C., Pike G., (2018) Royal College of Nursing Employment Survey 2017
Broughton, A., Marangozov, R., Manzoni C., (2017) Measurement framework for equality and human rights, EHRC.
Hadjivassiliou, K., Rickard, C., Manzoni C., Swift S., (2016) Database of effective youth employment measures in selected Member States, STYLE Project.
Manzoni C., (2018) Exploring Housing Choices: Strategies of Survival and Adaptation of Roma Living in Settlements, in Transnational Resilience and Change: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Strategies of Survival and Adaptation Edited by Dan Allen, Margaret Greenfields and David Smith, Cambridge Scholars Publishing pp 114-133
Manzoni, C., (2018), Vie d’Uscita. Le Carriere abitative di rom usciti dai “campi”. Premio Ricerca 2018, Associazione 21 Luglio ISBN 9788894263411
Broughton A, Manzoni C, (2017), Employment in privatised utilities: A higher risk of precariousness? European Parliament, Directorate General for Internal Policies, Policy Department A: Economic and Scientific Affairs.
Hadjivassiliou, K P, Manzoni C., (2017), Study on Discrimination and Access to Employment for Female Workers with Disabilities, United Kingdom case study published by European Parliament, Directorate General for Internal Policies, Policy Department C: Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs,.
Manzoni, C., (2016), “Should I stay or should I go? Why Roma migrants leave or remain in nomad camps,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2016.1201579
Manzoni, C. and D’Alessandro (2015), Social Impact evaluation Report and Service Review Report. Westminster Befriend a Family
Manzoni, C., (2015), “Dentro o fuori dai campi? Gli effetti delle politiche sulle carriere abitative dei rom”, in T. Vitale (ed.), Inchiesta sui campi rom, Firenze, La casa Usher.
Manzoni, C., Sarcinelli, A.S., (2015), “Colmare un vuoto. Gli effetti delle politiche invisibili per i rom di Milano e Torino”, in T. Vitale (ed.), Inchiesta sui campi rom, Firenze, La casa Usher.
Manzoni, C. (2015), “Between constraints and opportunities. Housing careers of Roma migrants in Turin”. In Cortinovis R. (ed.), Migration: Energy for the planet, Feeding Cultures, outcomes of the 2014 International Metropolis Conference, Fondazione Ismu, Quaderni Ismu 3/2015 pp. 87-94.
Manzoni, C., (2014), “Why Roma migrants leave or remain in settlements? Different strategies of survival and adaptation among Roma in northern Italy” in M. Tomita, S. Cace, The Second World Congress on Resilience: from Person to Society, Edimond, Monduzzi Editore Bologna 1273-1277.
Giubileo F., Manzoni C., Parma A., Zoller L., (2013), “The analysis of administrative sources through density maps”, Autonomie locali e servizi sociali, Il Mulino, vol. 3, 2013, pp. 471-490; ISBN 9788815242402.
Research Report, Indagine sulla soddisfazione dei turisti in Lombardia nella stagione estiva 2010, Éupolis Lombardia, Milano, 2011.
Research Report Caminanti e Comunità locali, Studio sulle popolazioni Rom, Sinte e Camminanti presenti nelle Regioni Convergenza, Roma – Maggio 2010.
Briefings
Manzoni, C., D'Angelo, A., (2020) How have migrant pupils been affected by lockdown and school closures, Economics Observatory.
Aitken, A., Manzoni, C., Runge, J. (2019) Past, present and future of immigration, NIESR General Election Briefing, Nuffield Foundation.
Runge, J., Hudson-Sharp, N., Manzoni, C. (2019) Youth Rates: The National Minimum Wage for younger workers, NIESR Briefing, ESRC
Blogs and opinion pieces
2020
Why Covid-19 should change the conversation on migrant workers NewStatesman
Britain’s bid to attract the brightest and the best after Brexit could backfire The Spectator
2018-2019
The benefits of integration at school, IntegrationHub and NIESR
2017-18
Anti-immigration rhetoric won’t solve Italy’s immigration woes, NIESR
Not just a job: supporting refugees into sustainable employment, OpenDemocracy UK
2016-17
NHS nurses: filling the recruitment gap, IES
2015-16
Autoetnografia di un congresso. Come, dove e perché parlare dei campi rom?, WOTS
Autoetnografia di un congresso. Rischi e virtù della partecipazione rom, WOTS
Autoetnografia di un congresso. Per una ricerca politicamente impegnata, WOTS
Blog posts by Dr Chiara Manzoni
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