Brian McDonough

Brian McDonough is a Lecturer and Course Leader in Sociology at Solent University, affiliated with the Social Sciences and Nursing Research Group and the Music, Creativity and the Cultural Economy Research Group. He serves as Deputy Head for Research and Knowledge Exchange in Social Sciences and Nursing. His research focuses on precarious work, gig economies, unemployment, and social inequality, employing qualitative methodologies. McDonough led the 2022 project 'Mediating technologies,' exploring working-class representation in digital spaces. He co-edited the 2024 book Sociology, work and organisations: a global context, contributing chapters on universal basic income, new work paradigms, and global labor dynamics.

Research interests include unemployment studies, precarity in the new economy, and qualitative research methods. His recent work analyzes stigma in homeless populations and aviation sector labor conditions. Collaborations span UK-based projects with charities and academic networks.

He peer-reviewed for Routledge in 2024. Active in knowledge exchange, his work bridges sociological theory with contemporary labor market challenges.