CHASM International Visiting Fellowship Scheme 2025
The CHASM International Visiting Fellowship Scheme has forged lasting research relationships between CHASM and researchers from all over the world.
The CHASM International Visiting Fellowship Scheme has been running since 2018 and has forged lasting research relationships between CHASM and researchers from all over the world. Following a strong round of applications for this year’s scheme we are excited to have accepted two International Fellows.
Dr Monique de Jong McKenzie, Post Doctoral Research Associate from the University of Sydney, is working with CHASM’s Dr Kris Fuzi. Monique and Kris collaborated on a new project ‘Precarious Jobs, Precarious Assets: Gig-Work in the Asset Welfare State’. The project focus is on uncovering how the precariousness of platformed gig work interacts with the demand for asset accumulation and debt servicing that underpins the policies of the asset-welfare state.
The International Visiting Fellowship Scheme has been a great opportunity for Monique and I to collaborate on our shared PhD research interest, precarious work. From our separate research experiences, we understand how precarious work interconnects with wider societal insecurities. Together through the IVFS, Monique and I are considering one such interconnection – precarious work and asset-welfare.
My time as a visiting researcher has been pivotal to the development of my career, particularly in furthering my research program through the development of this project. Furthermore, my career will continue to be enriched through the generative collaborations I was able to develop through my time visiting CHASM at the University of Birmingham.
Dr Chae-jeong Lee, Policy Researcher from National Assembly Futures Institute in Korea, is collaborating with CHASM’s Dr Ellie Suh and Dr Louise Overton and visited Birmingham in July and August.
Chae-jeong’s research is based in Social Policy with a strong focus on financial wellbeing and wealth distribution. Ellie and Chae-jeong are investigating the paradox of redistribution using a dynamic panel model and OECD and World Inequality Lab data and focussing on the most effective tax and expenditure policies for reducing inequality.
This study on taxation is motivated by the view that both pre-distribution and redistribution must be examined to assess the effectiveness of policies aimed at reducing inequality. Our goal is to contribute to the academic and policy discourse on these issues, as well as to broader reflections on inequality, fairness, and the role of the state.
This summer at the University of Birmingham has been truly unforgettable. From Muirhead Tower, I often gazed out over the green landscapes, breathing in the refreshing air and constantly reminded of the beauty of the British summer. At the same time, I felt deeply grateful for the opportunity to pursue my research interests and to engage with colleagues at CHASM.