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Pierre Walthery – Curriculum Vitae
Contact details
Address: Room G45, Humanities Bridgeford St Building
University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL
Phone: +44 161 275 0277
email: pierre.walthery@manchester.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/staff/pwal.htm
Present Position
Research associate at the Cathie March Centre for Census and Survey Research. E-
Stat project: conception of a generic measurement tool of family circumstances and
their changes over time (pilot study) to enable researchers to triangulate findings on
children’s outcomes across the main large-scale longitudinal studies available the UK,
with Prof. Ian Plewis. Funded under the ESRC’s Digital Social Science Initiative.
Research and teaching interests
Sociology of economic behaviour: comparative employment, social policy and welfare
states analysis; gender and economic inequality; working conditions (including
health-related) and job quality; spatial dimension of social inequalities.
Research methods: applied quantitative (longitudinal analysis; multilevel and latent
variable modelling) and qualitative (action research; interviews, including elite interviews;
focus groups; content analysis).
Employment
Oct 2009–Nov 2010 Research associate, University of Manchester
Job strain, work-life balance satisfaction and life stages in Europe
Statistical modelling, literature review, with Prof. Colette Fagan.
Research funded by the EU 6 th Framework Programme
Sep 2008–Sep 2009 Research Associate, University of Manchester
Organizational culture and working-time adjustments in European
firms Operationalisation, data analysis and statistical modelling,
with Prof. Colette Fagan. Research funded by the EU 6 th
Framework programme.
Jul 2008–Aug 2008 Research Assistant, University of Kent
Policy Effects on Class-Gender Employment Intersections
Operationalisation, data analysis and statistical modelling based on
the Luxembourg Income Study, with Prof. Lynn PJ Cooke (School
of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research)

Employment (continued)
Feb 2008–Apr 2008 Research Associate, CCSR, University of Manchester
Design of a teaching dataset based on the Food and Expenditure
Survey for the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS)
Jan 2008–Apr 2008 Associate Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
Introduction to multiple regression and factor analysis
Nov 2005–Dec 2009 Teaching assistant (postgraduate), University of Manchester
Longitudinal data analysis, Design and analysis of complex surveys
(Prof. Andrew Pickles); Advanced survey methods; Factor analysis
(Prof. Yaojun Li); Systematic qualitative data analysis; Introduction
to non parametric statistics; Statistics for Labour Market analysis
Nov 2004–Oct 2005 Research manager, Institute for the Equality of Women and Men*
Design, follow up and assessment (competitive tendering) of gender
equality related research projects. Lobbying of relevant stakeholders
at the government level. (* Belgian equivalent of the Equal Opportunity
Commission).
Sep 2002–June 2003 Research associate, European Social Observatory (Belgium)
Contribution to a literature review on working poverty in the EU,
funded by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living
and Working Conditions, Dublin
Jan 2001–Aug 2002 Research associate, Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
Comparative study on the conditions of access to social protection by
workers on atypical work patterns in 6 EU member states, funded by
the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working
Conditions, Dublin
Jan 1997–Dec 2001 Research associate, Université Catholique de Louvain
Comparative study of the European industrial relations systems: institutional
framework, employers’ organizations and trade-union representativeness,
firm level collective bargaining, funded by the EU
Commission’s Employment and Social Affairs Directorate

Education
Oct 2006–Sep 2011 PhD in Social Statistics (University of Manchester). Dissertation:
Geographies of Motherhood. Sub-national differences in
the involvement in paid work of mothers of young children. The
cases of Germany and the UK. Supervisors: Dr Wendy Olsen
and Prof. Colette Fagan
Oct 2005–Sep 2006 MSc in Social Research and Statistics (Merit) at the University
of Manchester. Dissertation (distinction): Preferences vs
Constraints Revisited: multilevel modelling of women’s working
time preferences in England
Oct 2003–Sep 2005 Part-time Masters of Arts (MA) in Human Resources Development
and Sociology of Work at the Conservatoire National des
Arts et Métiers, Paris. 1 st class (distinction).
Publications
Book chapters
Fagan C., Walthery P. (2011) ‘The impact of job quality on work-life balance satisfaction
at key life stages in Europe’, in Guillen A. and Drobnic S. (Eds) Work-life balance
and job quality in Europe: taking stock , Basingstoke, Palgrave
Fagan, C., and Walthery, P (2007) ‘The role and effectiveness of time policies for reconciliation
of care responsibilities?’ in OECD (Ed) Modernising Social Policy for the
New life Course, OECD, Paris
Vielle P., Walthery P. (2003) ‘Exploring ways to reconcile flexible employment with social
protection’, in Standing G. (Ed) Promoting Income Security as a Right: Europe and
North America , Geneva, International Labour Office, pp 351-362
Walthery P. (2003) ‘Sectoral Social Dialogue in 2002: Taking Stock’, in Degryse C.,
Pochet P. (Eds) Social developments in the European Union, Brussels, European
Trade Union Institute; pp. 217-233
Journal articles and book reviews
Fagan C., Walthery P. (2011) ‘Firm characteristics, organizational culture and reversible
working-time adjustments in European companies’, Social Politics, 18:2, pp. 269-299
(Under review) Walthery P. ‘Preferences vs Constraints Revisited: Multilevel Modelling
of Women’s Working Time Preferences in England and Scotland’
Walthery P. (2010) ‘Home-ownership and the Labour Market in Europe (Book Review)’,
Work, Employment and Society:24:2
Walthery P. (2006) Figuring out social class: an overview. Radical Statistics 92
Walthéry P., Vielle, Pascale (2004), ‘Reconciling security with flexibility: a few questions’.
Transfer. European Review of Labour and Research, 10:2, pp. 263-81.

Research reports (selection)
Walthery P. (2004) Comparative study of family and parental leave provision and collective
bargaining: the case of Belgium , Dublin: European Foundation for the Improvement
of Living and Working Conditions.
Vielle P, Walthery P. (2003) Flexibility and social protection, Dublin, European Foundation
for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions.
Spineux A. and Walthéry P. (2002) L’implication des partenaires sociaux dans l’élaboration
et le suivi des Plans d’Action Nationaux pour l’emploi en 2000 et 2001 (Social partners’
involvement in the making of and follow-up of Employment National Action
Plans, Brussels, European Commission.
Spineux A. and Walthery P. (2001), Institutional representativeness of local public sector
trade union and employers organisations in the EU, Brussels, European Commission
Walthery P. (2000), Le contenu des accords sur l’emploi en Europe: vers un pilotage
conjoint de la flexibilité ? (Employment-related collective agreements in Europe:
toward a joint management of flexibility?) Brussels, European Commission
Leonard E., Walthery P., Barre P., Leloup X., Spineux A., Francq B. (Eds.) (1999), The
institutional framework and the process of collective bargaining within the 15 Member
States of the European Union, Brussels, European Commission
Walthery P., Spineux A., Francq B. (eds) (1998), Les organisations interprofessionnelles
de partenaires sociaux et leur représentativité (Representativeness of cross-industry
social partners organisations in Europe), Brussels, European Commission.
Peer reviewing and professional affiliations
REConciling WOrk and Welfare in Europe ? RECWOWE, EU Network of Excellence
(2006-2011)
European Work and Employment Research Center (University of Manchester)
British Sociological Association (2006-) & Social Policy Association (2011-)
European Sociological Association (2011-)
Work-Attitude Measurement Network (WAM-NET) (2007-2009)
Reviewer for Social Policy and Society (Cambridge University Press)
Statistical expertise
Longitudinal analysis & latent variable modelling: Latent Class Analysis; Growth &
Growth Mixture Modelling (familiarity with structural equation models) item Multilevel
modelling (continuous and discrete responses; cross-sectional and longitudinal
data)
Complex Survey Design
Experience with large scale quantitative studies
• British Household Panel Survey, Labour Force Survey (Longitudinal and quarterly),
Millenium Cohort Study and British Cohort Study, Family and Expenditures Survey,

UK Sample of Anonymised Records (Census)
• Mikrozensus Panel (Germany)
• EU-SILC, Luxembourg Income Study, European Working Conditions Survey, European
Company Survey on Working Time, European Social Survey
Computer Skills and statistical packages
Advanced: Stata. Mplus, LaTeX, Linux, Windows
Intermediate: SPSS, MLWin, R
Basic: SAS, MAPInfo, NVivo, programming skills (Stata & R)
Languages
French: Mother tongue
English: Fluent
German: Able to read scientific literature, basic conversational skills
Dutch: Basic