Position
Research Data Centre
Contact
afenton@share-berlin.eu
Dr. Alex Fenton is part of the Research Data Centre team at the SHARE BERLIN Institute. He leads the SBI’s work on regional and spatial statistics within the SHARE datasets.
He is a sociologist and gained his PhD from the University of Hannover on the topic of “Official Statistics and the Welfare State”, a historical sociological study of poverty measurement in Germany and the UK from 1970 to 2010.
His research addresses regional and urban sociology, the political economy of the welfare state as well as the political uses of scientific knowledge.
Selected Publications
How accurate are Scopus publication counts of researchers? A survey-bibliometric comparison for Germany
Fenton, A., Donner, P., Ambrasat, J., Fabian, G., Heger, C., 2024. How accurate are Scopus publication counts of researchers? A survey-bibliometric comparison for Germany. Presented at the 28th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI2024), Berlin.
Understanding the Societal Impact of the Social Sciences and Humanities: Remarks on Roles, Challenges, and Expectations
Fecher, B., Kuper, F., Sokolovska, N., Fenton, A., Hornbostel, S., Wagner, G.G., 2021. Understanding the Societal Impact of the Social Sciences and Humanities: Remarks on Roles, Challenges, and Expectations. Front. Res. Metr. Anal. 6.
Umkämpfte Zahlen: Armutsstatistik und Armutsberichterstattung in Großbritannien und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1979-1988
Fenton, A., Haßdenteufel, S., 2018. Umkämpfte Zahlen: Armutsstatistik und Armutsberichterstattung in Großbritannien und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1979-1988, in: Fertikh, K., Wieters, H., Zimmermann, B. (Eds.), Ein soziales Europa als Herausforderung / L’Europe sociale en question. Campus Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, pp. 167–194.
Spatial microsimulation estimates of household income distributions in London boroughs, 2001 and 2011
Fenton, A., 2016a. Spatial microsimulation estimates of household income distributions in London boroughs, 2001 and 2011 (CASE Papers No. 196). London School of Economics, London.
Public housing, commodification, and rights to the city: the US and England compared
Fenton, A., Lupton, R., Arrundale, R., Tunstall, R., 2013. Public housing, commodification, and rights to the city: the US and England compared. Cities 35, 373–378.
