Chris Deeming

Chris Deeming serves as Reader (Associate Professor) in Social Policy at the University of Strathclyde's Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. He holds 7 UKRI-funded research awards and serves as Office for National Statistics Accredited Researcher. His academic leadership includes editorial roles for the Journal of European Social Policy (Sage) and Journal of Sociology (Sage), alongside Senior Fellowship in the Higher Education Academy and External Examiner position at the University of Salford.

His research focuses on comparative social policy analysis, global challenges, and welfare systems. Key areas include Nordic welfare models, health policy during crises, inequality measurement, and methodological approaches to cross-national comparison. His work demonstrates strong engagement with UN Sustainable Development Goals through social policy frameworks.

Recent publications reveal consistent focus on comparative methodologies applied to contemporary crises (particularly pandemic responses), welfare regime analysis, and public attitudes toward inequality. His research integrates longitudinal data analysis with theoretical frameworks examining social security, health systems, and policy transfer mechanisms across European contexts.

• Social Policy Association Award 2013
• Social Policy Association Research Prize 2009
• Social Policy & Administration Prize 2008

As Principal Investigator for multiple UKRI-funded projects, Deeming directs research on administrative fairness for disabled adults, changing public attitudes toward inequality, and longitudinal analysis of coronavirus impacts. His teaching portfolio includes advanced courses on comparative welfare systems and global challenges at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Current projects involve collaboration with institutions across Europe including Sciences Po (Paris) and University of Southern Denmark.