Profile

Interests

International and comparative social policy; Global governance; Social security policies in developing countries (East and Southeast Asia); Pensions policy in the UK and EU; Information and communication technologies, migration and welfare. 

Brief Biography

After a (very) brief encounter with the Civil Service in the early 1990s, followed by a period travelling I worked in the voluntary sector in the area of mental health services. I combined this with part time study for an MA in Social Policy, which later developed into my registering for doctoral studies at Durham University. This was self-funded through a variety of part time, short term contracted teaching posts. 

I joined the Department of Social Policy and Social Work in October 2005 and teach exclusively on the e-Masters in Public Policy and Management offering a variety of courses including Comparative Social Policy; Globalization and Social Policy; Social Security Policy; Asian Social Policy.  Immediately prior to this I worked in the Departments of Sociology and Social Policy at the Universities of Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne.  I am also a member of the editorial board of Social Policy and Society.

Publications

Recent publications

Caraher, K. (2003) 'Malaysia: Approaches to Income Security in Old Age', Social Policy and Society , 2 (4), pp295-304.