Rich Moth

Rich Moth is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Manchester Metropolitan University, with a PhD from the University of Birmingham and a MA in Social Work from Goldsmiths College. His research focuses on mental health, neoliberal policy reform, and critical social work, examining the intersection of welfare systems, marketisation, and institutional oppression. He has led and co-authored studies on austerity impacts, workfare policies, and grassroots resistance movements.

• Education:
  • BA in Politics and South Asian Studies, SOAS University of London
  • MA in Social Work, Goldsmiths College
  • MA in Social Research Methods, University of Birmingham
  • PhD in Social Work, University of Birmingham
• Research Interests:
  • Mental Health Policy
  • Neoliberal Reform in Social Services
  • Resistance and Social Movements
  • Climate Change and Psychosocial Wellbeing
  • Welfare State Transformation
  • Radical Social Work Practice
• Projects:
  • EU Horizon 2020 study on austerity and mental health access
  • Swiss National Science Foundation comparative analysis of neoliberal policy impacts
  • Current follow-up monograph: Mental Health, Violent Insecurity and the Welfare State
• Publications:
  • Monograph: Understanding Mental Distress (2022)
  • Co-editor: Resist the Punitive State (2020)