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Ruth Dukes is a Professor of Labour Law at the University of Glasgow School of Law, where she serves as Deputy Director of Research. A Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and emeritus member of the Young Academy of Scotland, she holds leadership roles in organizations like the Institute of Employment Rights (Vice President since 2024) and the Labour Law Research Network (Steering Committee). Her academic journey includes degrees from the University of Edinburgh, Humboldt University Berlin, and the London School of Economics, complemented by prestigious fellowships such as the Arts and Humanities Research Council (2011/12) and MacCormick Fellowship at Edinburgh (2011/12).
Research Interests: Dukes specializes in collective labour law, worker representation theories, and historical analysis of labour law in Germany, the UK, and the EU. She is renowned for her work on foundational figures like Hugo Sinzheimer and Otto Kahn-Freund. Current projects include Class Conflict and Institutional Change (with Wolfgang Streeck), examining the evolution of labour law from the Weimar period to 1970s postwar settlements, and her European Research Council-funded Work on Demand (2018–2023), analyzing contractual dynamics in the gig economy. Her scholarship bridges legal theory, sociology, and political economy.
Article Trends: Recent publications focus on
- Labour law's role in post-neoliberal economies
- Gig economy regulation
- Strategic litigation by unions
- Authoritarian liberalism's impact on workers
- Historical and comparative analyses of labour systems
- Global labour constitution theories
Scientific Awards:
- Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences
- Emeritus Member, Young Academy of Scotland
- Runner-up, SLSA Socio-Legal Theory and History Prize (2016)
Grants & Supervision: She has secured major grants, including an ERC Starting Grant (€1.42M) and British Academy International Fellowship. She supervises PhD candidates on topics like algorithmic management and workplace surveillance.
