Cailean Gallagher

Cailean Gallagher is an Associate Lecturer in Management at the School of Management, University of St Andrews. Their research bridges technology, labor rights, and historical analysis, focusing on algorithmic management in the gig economy and 18th-century Jacobite political economy. Key projects include the Workers' Observatory (2020) and Worker Data Science (funded by Edinburgh Futures Institute).

• Education: PhD in History, University of St Andrews (2022)

Research Interests include gig economy organizing, workplace resistance, and Scottish Jacobitism. They apply interdisciplinary methods (sociology, computer science, legal studies) to study power asymmetry in platform economies and historical labor movements.

Recent Publications examine participatory data science for Deliveroo riders, James Steuart’s political economy, and temporal control in Edinburgh’s gig economy. Their work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to decent work and technological justice.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Policy Fellowship (AHRC/DCMS R&D Unit on AI)
  • British Academy funding for Scottish Histories of Resistance

Activities include organizing the 2025 Genealogies of Corporate Morality conference and media contributions like the 2024 Edinburgh rider survey analysis.