We are a multidisciplinary group of researchers and educators at Royal Holloway.
The Centre for Critical and Historical Research on Organisation and Society (CHRONOS) actively provides an interdisciplinary, international and inclusive forum to discuss and develop the plurality of ways in which ‘critical’ and ‘historical’ research into organizations, markets and society can be conducted, led by Dr Giulia Achilli, Centre Director.
The guiding belief of critical research is that it should uncover the social and cultural dimensions and implications of any subject matter, interrogating and questioning mainstream approaches and practices as a way to make a positive difference for organisations, markets and society. This, in turn, needs to be grounded in an in-depth awareness of the origin, historical heritage and evolution of social phenomena, using historical perspectives as a way to delve into present and future trajectories of organisation and society. In this way ‘critical and historical’ research prompts social and cultural awareness and wise judgement among policymakers, organisational leaders and employees while informing public debate within broader society. What is therefore excluded is research concerned with purely technical, asocial and/or a-historical approaches to organisation and management.
Our strengths and key research areas
- Research into Comparative and Historical Perspectives on organisation and society
- Research into identity and working life, as a way to reconceptualise differences, categories and divisions, and provide fundamental critique of work / life balance
- Research into critical consumption and politics of markets, including, studies on consumer activism; geopolitics; marketplace cultures; socio-historic patterning’s of consumption; classed resistance; business-politics relations; justice, law and markets
- Research into accountability and control in diverse settings (global market, corporations, NGOs, charities, arts organisations and creative industries, education, etc).
- Silent Voices: Feminist and Subaltern Perspectives
Upcoming Events
CHRONOS Research Seminar on Disability and Calling, by Stephanos Anastasiadis (Police Academy of Lower Saxony, Germany), Stefan Gold (University of Kassel, Germany), Maleen Halter (Police Academy of Lower Saxony and Leibniz University Hannover, Germany), Dilara Scholz (Royal Holloway University of London, UK), and Anica Zeyen, RHUL.
Monday 19th February, 2-4pm, Large Boardroom, Founder’s Building, Royal Holloway, and MS Teams.
The authors will offer a presentation on “Vocational Calling in between Barriers and Opportunities: An empirical study of Disabled Workers in the German Police and Protestant Church”
For more information, please contact: Giulia.Achilli@rhul.ac.uk
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CHRONOS distinguished seminar & Meet the Editor session - Prof. Penny Dick
Wednesday 6th March 2024, 10am-12pm, McCrea-1-15 and MS Teams.
10-11:30am, “Rethinking Career Theory – Wayfaring as a metaphor for employment experiences”, by Prof. Penny Dick, Sheffield University Management School
11:30am-12pm, “Meet the editor: Q&A with the Co-Editor-in-Chief for Human Relations”, Prof. Penny Dick
For more information, please contact: Giulia.Achilli@rhul.ac.uk
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Key contacts
Dr Giulia Achilli - Centre Director
Research leads
- ‘Comparative and Historical Perspectives on organisation and society’, Professor Robert Fitzgerald and Dr Paul Caussat
- ‘Visibility, Accountability and Governance in diverse settings’, Dr Leonardo Rinaldi
- ‘Political, Cultural, Professional and other identities and working life’, Professor Fiona Moore
- 'Silent Voices: Feminist and Subaltern Perspectives", Dr Olga Kravets, Dr Maira Lopes and Professor Anica Zeyen
- ‘Critical consumption and politics of markets’, Dr Mikael Andehn
Strategy leads
- External engagement and impact lead: Professor Paul Du Gay
- Social media lead: Dr Saffet Uygur
- Research funding lead: Dr Maria Simosi
- ECR (Early Career Researchers) lead: Dr Simon Oldham
Core members
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Btissam Aboubichr |
Anabel Gutierrez Mendoza | Susan O'Leary |
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Giulia Achilli |
Chris Hackley | Gul Berna Ozcan |
| Gloria Agyemang | Najmeh Hafezieh |
Niki Panteli |
| Mikael Andehn | Catherine Harbour |
Chris Rees |
| Rebecca Bolt | G. Harindranath |
Alexander Reppel |
| Alan Bradshaw | Paul Haynes |
Leonardo Rinaldi |
| Jane Broadbent | Abby Hilson |
Sukanya Sen Gupta |
| Donna Brown | Vera Hoelscher |
Hyemi Shin |
| Paul Caussat | Chris Howorth |
Maria Simosi |
| Andreas Chatzidakis | Martina Hutton |
Laura Spence |
| Derrick Chong | Ioana Jipa-Musat |
Gillian Symon |
| Neil Conway | Olga Kravets |
Helen Tregidga |
| Emilio Costales | Claire Li |
Chin-Ju Tsai |
| Jane Davison | Matthew Li |
Saffet Uygur |
| Paul du Gay | Maria Lopes |
Xinying Yu |
| Amany Elbanna | Mark Lycett |
Maryam Zahmatkesh |
| Samantha Evans | Pauline MacLaran |
Yiluvi Zeng |
| Robert Fitzgerald | Brandan McSweeney |
Anica Zeyen |
| Catherine Georgiou | Fiona Moore |
Na Zhao |
| Elena Giovannoni | Christopher Napier |
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| Chris Grey | Chris Nobes |
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PhD students
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Courtney Hagen Ford |
Antony Mullin |
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Shareen Holmer |
Priyanka Pandey |
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Minping Huang |
Francisca Sassetti |
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Stephanie Huang |
Milena Tekeste |
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Namir Kharchi |
Tracey Wechie |
| Yang Li |
Visiting academics
CHRONOS welcomes distinguished visiting academics to foster interdisciplinary and international research collaborations in any CHRONOS research area:
Professor Riccardo Mussari, University of Siena, Italy.
For information and expressions of interest, please contact Dr Giulia Achilli
Our research
CHRONOS draws on existing skills and resources to:
- Extend the success of the School of Business and Management’s Critical and historical perspectives (CHP) research group across a number of disciplines
- Expand national and international collaborations. Our aim is to expand research collaborations to other prestigious institutions and bodies within different countries
- Facilitate larger research projects and grant applications from members and affiliated research groups
- Sustain research impact and boost visibility of research output. Provide members with enhanced opportunities for public engagement, boosting the visibility of research outputs and impact of their research on society.
- Sustain early career researchers, PhD students, as well as all members, through a productive environment, boosting research culture and fostering professional development
Research network and partnerships
UK research networks and partnerships
Cultural Research Group of Birmingham Business School, UK
International research networks and partnerships
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Department of Business and Law, University of Siena, Italy
Our research impact cases
- "Public understanding of Brexit", led by Professor Chris Grey
- "Social mobility in the city", led by Dr. Louise Ashley
