Alex Fenton - Curriculum Vitae
- Full name
- Alexander Frank Fenton
- Location
- Berlin
- firstname.lastname@pressure.to
- Nationality
- British
Education
D Phil Sociology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 2018
Supervisor: Prof Dr Eva Barlösius Examiner: Prof Dr Gabriele Metzler
MSc Social Research Methods (Distinction), University of Surrey, 2004
Dissertation: ‘A different kind of debt? Credit unions in a consumer society’
MA(Hons) Social Anthropology (First Class), University of Edinburgh, 1998
Dissertation: ‘Craftspeople, public institutions and the perpetuation of tradition in Hawai`i’
Employment
2018 - now: Post-Doc, Humboldt University of Berlin
2017 - now: Researcher, DZHW Berlin (German Centre for Higher Education and Science Research)
2014 – 2017: Doctoral Stipendiat of the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung
2012 – 2013: PhD Preparation / Writing Papers / Learning German in Berlin
2011 – 2012: Research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science
Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion; “Social Policy in a Cold Climate”
2006 – 2011: Research Associate, University of Cambridge
Centre for Housing and Planning Research, Department of Land Economy
2005 – 2006: Independent Social Researcher, London, UK
Freelance research projects for universities and charitable foundations.
2004 – 2005: Research Officer, Institute of Education, London, UK
Research Officer, “Families in Mixed-Income New Communities”
1999 – 2004: Software / Web Developer, London
Various posts in London
07.1998 – 08.1999: Information Officer, Coin Street Community Builders, London, UK
Professional & Voluntary Activities
- 2013-2018: Doctoral Associate, “Saisir L’Europe/Europa als Herausforderung
- 2006-2015: Visiting Fellow, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE
- 2010: Expert Witness, Work & Pensions Parliamentary Select Committee
- 2009-now: Member, English Housing Survey Advisory Group
- 2003-2007: Founder Director, Lambeth Savings & Credit Union
Reviewing
Applied Spatial Analysis & Policy; Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society; Cities; Computational Statistics and Data Analysis; Economic and Social Research Council
Skills
Modern languages
English (native), German (fluent), French (working proficiency)