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Dr Shaun WilsonLecturerContact DetailsOffice: C3B/508 Phone: (61 2) 9850 8074 Fax No: (61 2) 9850 9355 E-mail: Shaun.Wilson@scmp.mq.edu.au |
Profile
Shaun Wilson teaches and researches in the areas of the sociology of work and welfare and in political sociology. He is interested in quantitative methodologies in the social sciences, and in social survey and public opinion research.
Shaun's broad research interest lies in understanding the social and political dynamics of institutions that promote democratic inclusion --- union membership in the workplace, social policy development in the state, and public participation in politics. His current research investigates why Australians resist paying taxes to support the welfare state as well as broader trends in public opinion about welfare. With Gabrielle Meagher at the University of Sydney, Shaun is also researching the rising number of 'unrepresented workers'--those employees who prefer to belong to a union but do not-- in Australia. He is also involved in a collaborative project on public responses to globalisation in Asia and Europe, which will be published by Routledge in 2006.
Before joining Macquarie in mid-2005, Shaun was Research Fellow in the ACSPRI Centre for Social Research in the Research School of Social Sciences at ANU. He has previously lectured at University of Sydney, NSW and ANU.
Courses in 2008
- SOC 233 - Social Policy
- SOC 830 - Doing Social Survey Research
Recent Publications
Wilson, S. (2006) 'Not My Taxes: Explaining tax resistance and its implications for Australia's welfare state', Australian Journal of Political Science, forthcoming
van Wanrooy, B. and Wilson, S. (2006) 'Convincing the Toilers: Dilemmas of Long Working Hours in Australia', Work, Employment and Society, forthcoming
Wilson, S. Meagher, G., Gibson, R., Denemark, D. & Western, M. (eds) (2005) Australian Social Attitudes: The First Report, UNSW Press, Sydney.
Wilson, S. & Meagher, G. (2005) 'Where to for the welfare state? Attitudes to spending, welfare and social services', in Wilson S et al. Australian Social Attitudes: The First Report, UNSW Press, Sydney.
Marsh I, Meagher G & Wilson S (2005) 'Are Australians open to globalisation?' in Wilson S et al. Australian Social Attitudes: The First Report, UNSW Press: Sydney.
Wilson, S. (2004) The Struggle Over Work: The 'end of work' and employment alternatives in post-industrial societies, Routledge, London.