Christine Corlet Walker

Christine Corlet Walker is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Sociology at the University of Surrey, specializing in postgrowth economics and the privatization of social care, healthcare, and pensions. Her work with the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity explores how to build welfare systems resilient within planetary boundaries. She has critically examined predatory financing in care sectors and the impacts of marketization on service quality.

Her research focuses on growth dependency in welfare systems, financial fragility in adult social care, and sustainability challenges in housing and biodiversity. Notable contributions include analyses of UK care home ownership by investment firms and pathways for housing within environmental limits. Christine has been featured in The Observer and BBC R4 for her insights on care system vulnerabilities and policy failures.

Key themes in her work include reimagining welfare beyond economic growth, addressing systemic inequities in public service provision, and balancing ecological constraints with societal needs. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges political economy, environmental policy, and public administration, advocating for transformative policy frameworks.

Christine holds a PhD in Postgrowth Economics and has collaborated with institutions like the New Economics Foundation and the Sustainable Consumption Institute. Her recent media engagements highlight urgent calls for systemic reform in care financing and housing policy to ensure equitable and sustainable futures.