From time to time I write about sociological research for a public audience, share what I know with journalists, and contribute to policy-oriented reports.
Selected writings and reports
Branch, Enobong Hannah and Caroline Hanley. “Americans Dreaming: Work and the Politics of Racial Resentment.” Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality (4/6/2023)
Branch, Enobong Hannah and Caroline Hanley. “Want employee engagement? Try a 32-hour workweek.” The Hill (4/2/2023)
Hanley, Caroline. “Despite unions’ organizing successes, labor law reform is still urgently needed to address inequality in America.” London School of Economics USAPP Phelan Centre’s academic blog on American Politics and Policy (August 2022) https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2022/08/23/despite-unions-organizing-successes-labor-law-reform-is-still-urgently-needed-to-address-inequality-in-america/
Hanley, Caroline. “How the idea of the ‘local business climate’ was created in the 1950s to give companies leverage at the height of unions’ power.” Work in Progress (academic blog of ASA’s OOW section), April 2022. http://www.wipsociology.org/2022/04/07/how-the-idea-of-the-local-business-climate-was-created-in-the-1950s-to-give-companies-leverage-at-the-height-of-unions-power/ (originally appeared on London School of Economics USAPP Phelan Centre’s academic blog on American Politics and Policy (July 2021) https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2021/07/02/how-the-idea-of-the-local-business-climate-was-created-in-the-1950s-to-give-companies-leverage-at-the-height-of-unions-power/)
Howell, Kathryn, Benjamin Teresa, Caroline Hanley, Connor White, and Maria Tova Enriquez Dougherty. 2021. “Eviction, Legal Counsel, and the Courthouse.” RVA Eviction Lab report published November 2021 https://rampages.us/rvaevictionlab/wp-content/uploads/sites/33937/2021/11/Eviction-Legal-Counsel-and-the-Courthouse-1.pdf
Selected media engagement
Medium, “RSF Authors Enobong Hannah Branch and Caroline Hanley Discuss Their New Book: Work in Black and White” 6/14/2023
With Good Reason (Virginia Humanities, National Public Radio), “America’s Workplace Inequality Problem” 10/28/2022
HearSay with Cathy Lewis (WHRO Public Media), “COVID, Families and Gender” 10/20/2020