Marion Ellison

Professor Marion Ellison is a Reader in European Public Sociology and Social Policy at Queen Margaret University (QMU) in Edinburgh and a Visiting Professor in Comparative Welfare States at Ca’Foscari University, Venice. She specializes in comparative social policy, work and employment dynamics in Europe, multi-level governance, and child care policy. Affiliated with QMU's Centre for Applied Social Sciences and Centre for Dialogue & Public Engagement, she holds a Ph.D., PGdip, and BA (Hons) from the Universities of Durham and Northumbria.

Her research focuses on youth vulnerability, inequality, and social exclusion post-2008 financial crisis, with a forthcoming book on youth transitions into work. She leads Work Package 7 of the EU-funded INSPIRES project, producing policy briefs for EU 2020 recommendations. Her teaching includes European social policy modules in the Public Sociology and Sociology/Psychology BSc programs, emphasizing multi-level governance in the Masters in Public Administration.

Awarded the STARR Award for Innovation in Teaching and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, she actively contributes to academic networks like ESPAnet, the Social Policy Association, and EURAM. Her professional media presence includes LinkedIn profiles and guest editorships for journals like Journal of Social Policy and International Social Security Review.