Maria Daskalaki

Professor Maria Daskalaki holds the role of Professor in Organisation Studies at Oxford Brookes Business School, where she teaches and researches in areas such as alternative organizing, solidarity networks, and feminist activism. She is Co-Director of the Centre for Business, Society and Global Challenges and a member of the Editorial Board of Organization Studies. Her research explores post-capitalist resistance, digital work futures, and social transformation through projects like the British Academy-funded study on Social and Solidarity Economy. She has received awards including the 2012 research-informed teaching award and a Best Paper Award at AoM CMS division.

Research Focus: Her interdisciplinary work spans transnational feminist activism, spatial studies, and autoethnographic methodologies. Key projects include analyses of the 2008 financial crisis's impact on gender and work, and post-pandemic reconfigurations of work-life balance. She also leads the 'Stories on the Move' digital platform documenting expatriate experiences.

Grants & Impact: Her work influences policy and grassroots initiatives, including contributions to the EU's Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliance project. Recent research highlights include examining sexism in academia and solidarity economies as responses to crises.

• Awards: 2012 Teaching Award, 2021 Best Paper Award
• Grants: British Academy of Management (2015), Erasmus+ (2020-2023)
• Labs/Initiatives: Co-Director of the Centre for Business, Society and Global Challenges