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William Chivers
Darlithydd Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol
Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol
- ChiversWG1@caerdydd.ac.uk
- +44 29208 75846
- Adeilad Morgannwg, Ystafell 1.02, Rhodfa’r Brenin Edward VII, Caerdydd, CF10 3WA
- Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig
Trosolwyg
I am a Research Associate based in the Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD). My PhD thesis, also undertaken at Cardiff University, explored the nature of contemporary governance by examining the changing landscape of digital surveillance and resistance. I have a background in criminology and sociology and prior to taking up my current position in WISERD, worked on ESRC/EPSRC-funded research investigating business-related cybercrime in the UK. During my doctoral research, I also undertook a funded internship with the Sentencing Council for England and Wales at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
I am currently working across the WISERD Civil Society research programme, exploring the relationship between engagement with social media and civil society. I am also drawing on an interest in developing innovative methodologies to examine the potential that social media research methods can bring to this field. Alongside my research activities, I am currently authoring a series of blogs for WISERD on social media and social research.
Publications:
Web Content and Other Media:
Chivers, W. 2016.WISERD Civil Society: Social Media Research Series: Introduction to the Social Media Research Series[Online] WISERD Blog.
Chivers, W. 2016.Letters from Barcelona: A Conference Report[Online] WISERD Blog.
Chivers, W. 2016.Digital Civil Society and the Landscape of Modern Surveillance.WISERD News 13, pp.12-13, February 2016
Chivers, W. 2015.A ‘Mature Debate’ on Communications Surveillance?[Online] WISERD Blog.
Cyhoeddiad
2022
- Jenkins, S. and Chivers, W. 2022. Can cooperatives/employee-owned businesses improve ‘bad’ jobs? Evaluating job quality in three low-paid sectors. British Journal of Industrial Relations 60(3), pp. 511-535. (10.1111/bjir.12637)
2019
- Chivers, W. 2019. Resisting digital surveillance reform: the arguments and tactics of communications service providers. Surveillance and Society 17(3/4), pp. 517-532. (10.24908/ss.v17i3/4.10836)
2018
- Chivers, W., Blakely, H. and Davies, S. 2018. Young people are leading a growing movement against low pay and precarious work. The Conversation
- Chivers, W. 2018. WISERD civil society social media research series: TGI Friday's staff go on strike for fair pay and fair tips. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/tgi-fridays-staff-go-strike-fair-pay-and-fair-tips
- Chivers, W. 2018. WISERD civil society social media research series: mcdonald's workers strike for the second time on international workers' day. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/mcdonalds-workers-strike-second-time-international-workers-day
- Chivers, W. 2018. WISERD civil society social media research series: how the UK's first #McStrike was tweeted. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/how-uks-first-mcstrike-was-tweeted-0
2017
- Chivers, W. 2017. WISERD civil society social media research series: social media and society conference 2017. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/social-media-society-conference-2017
- Chivers, W., Blakely, H. and Davies, S. 2017. Investigating the patterns and prevalence of UK Trade Unionism on Twitter. Presented at: 2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, 28-30 July 2017Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Social Media & Society. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series New York, NY: Association of Computing Machinery, (10.1145/3097286.3097315)
- Chivers, W. 2017. WISERD civil society social media research series: how do trade unions use Twitter?. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD (Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods). Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/wiserd-civil-society-social-media-research-series-how-do-trade-unions-use-twitter
2016
- Chivers, W. 2016. WISERD Civil Society Social Media Research Series: introduction to the Social Media Research Series. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/wiserd/2016/09/19/wiserd-civil-society-social-media-research-series/
- Chivers, W. 2016. Letters from Barcelona: a conference report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/wiserd/2016/04/28/letters-from-barcelona-a-conference-report/
- Chivers, W. 2016. Investigating the dynamics of surveillance and resistance in the information society. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2015
- Chivers, W. 2015. A 'Mature debate' on communications surveillance?. [Online]. WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/wiserd/2015/11/17/a-mature-debate-on-communications-surveillance/
Articles
- Jenkins, S. and Chivers, W. 2022. Can cooperatives/employee-owned businesses improve ‘bad’ jobs? Evaluating job quality in three low-paid sectors. British Journal of Industrial Relations 60(3), pp. 511-535. (10.1111/bjir.12637)
- Chivers, W. 2019. Resisting digital surveillance reform: the arguments and tactics of communications service providers. Surveillance and Society 17(3/4), pp. 517-532. (10.24908/ss.v17i3/4.10836)
- Chivers, W., Blakely, H. and Davies, S. 2018. Young people are leading a growing movement against low pay and precarious work. The Conversation
Conferences
- Chivers, W., Blakely, H. and Davies, S. 2017. Investigating the patterns and prevalence of UK Trade Unionism on Twitter. Presented at: 2017 International Conference on Social Media & Society, Toronto, ON, Canada, 28-30 July 2017Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Social Media & Society. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series New York, NY: Association of Computing Machinery, (10.1145/3097286.3097315)
Thesis
- Chivers, W. 2016. Investigating the dynamics of surveillance and resistance in the information society. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
Websites
- Chivers, W. 2018. WISERD civil society social media research series: TGI Friday's staff go on strike for fair pay and fair tips. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/tgi-fridays-staff-go-strike-fair-pay-and-fair-tips
- Chivers, W. 2018. WISERD civil society social media research series: mcdonald's workers strike for the second time on international workers' day. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/mcdonalds-workers-strike-second-time-international-workers-day
- Chivers, W. 2018. WISERD civil society social media research series: how the UK's first #McStrike was tweeted. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/how-uks-first-mcstrike-was-tweeted-0
- Chivers, W. 2017. WISERD civil society social media research series: social media and society conference 2017. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/social-media-society-conference-2017
- Chivers, W. 2017. WISERD civil society social media research series: how do trade unions use Twitter?. [Online]. Cardiff, UK: WISERD (Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods). Available at: https://wiserd.ac.uk/news/wiserd-civil-society-social-media-research-series-how-do-trade-unions-use-twitter
- Chivers, W. 2016. WISERD Civil Society Social Media Research Series: introduction to the Social Media Research Series. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/wiserd/2016/09/19/wiserd-civil-society-social-media-research-series/
- Chivers, W. 2016. Letters from Barcelona: a conference report. [Online]. Cardiff: WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/wiserd/2016/04/28/letters-from-barcelona-a-conference-report/
- Chivers, W. 2015. A 'Mature debate' on communications surveillance?. [Online]. WISERD, Cardiff University. Available at: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/wiserd/2015/11/17/a-mature-debate-on-communications-surveillance/
Ymchwil
My research interests are broadly based around the following themes:
- Internet and society
- Digital surveillance
- Civil society, social networks and resistance/internet activism
- Social control and governance
- Geographies of power
- Online social research
Addysgu
I have undertaken teaching in the School of Social Sciences across a number of undergraduate modules as both a Graduate Teaching Assistant and a lecturer:
- Foundations of Contemporary Criminology
- Responses to Crime
- Crime Control, Regulation and Policing
- Contemporary Debates and Issues in Social Science
- Dissertation
Bywgraffiad
Education:
- 2016: PhD (Social Sciences) Cardiff University, UK
- 2011: MSc Social Science Research Methods, Cardiff University, UK
- 2008: BScEcon Criminology and Sociology (Joint Honours), Cardiff University, UK
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
- Open Rights Group
- British Society of Criminology
- Surveillance Studies Network
Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol
- Research Assistant: CEReS project (Cardiff University 2014-2015)
- PhD: ESRC-funded, Socio-Legal (Cardiff University 2010-2016)