Professor Al Rainnie

Adjunct Research Professor UniSA Business

email Al.Rainnie@unisa.edu.au

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In the media

Date	Title
22/10/2020	Study to examine Geelong’s industrial past, https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/bellarinetimes/news/study-to-examine-geelongs-industrial-past/

Research

Research focus

Business and Management
Applied Economics
Policy and Administration
Human Geography
Sociology

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Books

Year	Output
2010	McGrath-Champ, S, Herod, A & Rainnie, A 2010, Handbook of employment and society: working space, Edward Elgar, UK.

Chapters

Year	Output
2025	Rainnie, A & Snell, D 2025, 'The Australian net zero economy authority: limits and possibilities', in A de Ruyter, S McCabe & B Nielsen (eds), Examining Net Zero: Creating Solutions for a Greener Society and Sustainable Economic Growth, Emerald Publishing Limited, UK, pp. 25-34.
2023	Sale, A, Sale, J, Rainnie, A & Burgess, J 2023, 'Employee voice and social media: the Australian perspective', in TA Adisa, C Mordi, E Oruh (eds), Employee voice in the global north, Palgrave Macmillan Cham, Switzerland, ch. 8, pp. 167-196. Open access
2021	Herod, A, McGrath-Champ, S & Rainnie, A 2021, 'Foundations', in S McGrath-Champ, A Herod & A Rainnie (eds), Handbook of Employment and Society: Working Space, Edward Elgar, UK, ch. 1, pp. 1-16.
2021	Rainnie, A & Dean, M 2021, 'Manufacturing', in A Nankervis et al. (eds), The Fourth Industrial Revolution: What does it mean for Australian Industry?, Springer, Singapore, ch. 3, pp. 39-56. 2
2017	Herod, A, Pickren, G, Rainnie, A & McGrath-Champ, S 2017, 'Innovation, development and global destruction networks', in H Bathelt et al. (eds), The Elgar Companion to Innovation and Knowledge Creation, Edward Elgar, UK, ch. 46, pp. 752-770. 4
2015	Rainnie, A 2015, Small firms: between the enterprise culture and 'New Times', Routledge, UK. 3
2015	Rainnie, A, Herod, A, McGrath-Champ, S & Pickren, G 2015, 'Wasted commodities, wasted labour? Global production and destruction networks and the nature of contemporary capitalism', in K Newsome et al. (eds), Putting Labour in Its Place: Labour Process Analysis and Global Value Chains, Macmillan, UK, ch. 14, pp. 249-265.
2015	Taylor, P, Newsome, K, Bair, J & Rainnie, A 2015, 'Putting labour in its place: labour process analysis and global value chains', in K Newsome et al. (eds), Putting Labour in Its Place: Labour Process Analysis and Global Value Chains, Macmillan, UK, ch. 1, pp. 1-26.
2014	Bennett, D, Coffey, J, Fitzgerald, S, Petocz, P & Rainnie, A 2014, 'Looking inside the portfolio to understand the work of creative workers: a study of creatives in Perth', in G Hearn at al. (eds), Creative Work Beyond the Creative Industries: Innovation, Employment and Education, Edward Elgar, UK, ch. 10, pp. 158-172. 13
2014	Rainnie, A, Fitzgerald, S & Ellem, B 2014, 'Global production networks and resources in Western Australia', in M Brueckner et al. (eds), Resource Curse or Cure? On the Sustainability of Development in Western Australia, Springer, Germany, ch. 6, pp. 93-106. 3
2010	Rainnie, A, Herod, A & McGrath-Champ, S 2010, 'Workers in space', in S McGrath-Champ, A Herod & A Rainnie (eds), Handbook of Employment and Society: Working Space, Edward Elgar, UK, ch. 14, pp. 249-272.
2010	Rainnie, A, McGrath-Champ, S & Herod, A 2010, 'Making space for geography in labour process theory', in P Thompson & C Smith (eds), Working Life: Renewing Labour Process Analysis, Palgrave Macmillan, UK, ch. 14, pp. 297-315.
2010	Rainnie, A, McGrath-Champ, S & Herod, A 2010, 'Working spaces', in S McGrath-Champ, A Herod & A Rainnie (eds), Handbook of Employment and Society: Working Space, Edward Elgar, UK, ch. 4, pp. 61-83.
2009	Abusidualghoul, V, Goodwin, J, James, N, Rainnie, A, Venter, K & White, M 2009, 'Sitting on a wall in Northumberland crying: semi-structured interviews', in K Townsend & J Burgess (eds), Method in the Madness: Research Stories You Won't Read in Textbooks, Chandos Publishing, UK, ch. 12, pp. 151-163. 1

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Rainnie, A, Snell, D & Dean, M 2025, 'A 'new' capitalism? The state and restructuring', Journal of Australian Political Economy, vol. 2025, no. 94, pp. 85-103. Open access
2024	Rainnie, A & Snell, D 2024, 'Just Transition in Australia-depoliticisation?', Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 19, no. 1-3, pp. 21-20. Open access 8 7
2024	Rainnie, A 2024, 'AUKUS and jobs', Journal of Australian Political Economy, no. 92, pp. 217-223. 2 1
2024	Rainnie, A 2024, 'Whyalla and the transition to a decarbonised future', Australian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 401-417. Open access
2024	Rainnie, A, Snell, D & Dean, M 2024, 'Working futures in Australia's renewable industries?', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 878-889. Open access
2023	Rainnie, A & Snell, D 2023, 'Renewable energy and the promise of jobs, regional regeneration and first nations opportunities', Labour and Industry: A Journal of the Social and Economic Relations of Work, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 403-421. 7 7
2023	Rainnie, A 2023, '(Far) beyond smart specialisation to the foundational economy in Australia?', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 594-609. Open access 1
2023	Weller, S & Rainnie, A 2023, 'Regional assets and value capture trajectories: the growth and demise of an Australian automotive supplier', Review of International Political Economy, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 1776-1798. Open access 3 3
2022	Rainnie, A & Herod, A 2022, 'Working on waste: beyond ahistorical chronicles and false dichotomies in circular economy narratives', Labour and Industry: A Journal of the Social and Economic Relations of Work, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 194-205.
2022	Weller, S & Rainnie, A 2022, 'Not so 'smart'? An Australian experiment in smart specialisation', Geographical Research, vol. 60, no. 2, pp. 300-313. Open access 10 11
2021	Dean, M & Rainnie, A 2021, 'Post-COVID-19 policy responses to climate change: beyond capitalism?', Labour and Industry: A Journal of the Social and Economic Relations of Work, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 366-386. 8 6
2021	Dean, M, Rainnie, A, Stanford, J & Nahum, D 2021, 'Industrial policy-making after COVID-19: manufacturing, innovation and sustainability', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 283-303. Open access 21 12
2021	Goods, C, Herod, A, Ellem, B & Rainnie, A 2021, 'Warring brothers constructing Komatsu's and Caterpillar's globalization', Tempo Social: Revista de Sociologia da USP, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 123-142. Open access
2021	Rainnie, A 2021, 'Regional development and agency: unfinished business', Local Economy, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 42-55. 7 7
2021	Rainnie, A 2021, 'i4.0, 3D printing, deglobalisation and new manufacturing clusters: the view from Australia', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 115-133. 12 10
2020	Rainnie, A & Dean, M 2020, 'Industry 4.0 and the future of quality work in the global digital economy', Labour and Industry: A Journal of the Social and Economic Relations of Work, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 16-33. 50 28
2020	Todd, P, Ellem, B, Goods, C, Rainnie, A & Smith, L 2020, 'Labour in global production networks: workers and unions in mining engineering work', Economic and Industrial Democracy: An International Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 98-120. 12 10
2020	van Barneveld, K, Quinlan, M, Kriesler, P, Junor, A, Baum, F, Chowdhury, A, Junankar, P, Clibborn, S, Flanagan, F, Wright, CF, Friel, S, Halevi, J & Rainnie, A 2020, 'The COVID-19 pandemic: lessons on building more equal and sustainable societies', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 133-157. Open access 220 175
2019	McGrath-Champ, S, Stacey, M, Wilson, R, Fitzgerald, S, Rainnie, A & Parding, K 2019, 'Principals' support for teachers' working conditions in devolved school settings: insights from two Australian States', Educational Management Administration and Leadership, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 590-605. 19 16
2018	Fitzgerald, S, Stacey, M, McGrath-Champ, S, Parding, K & Rainnie, A 2018, 'Devolution, market dynamics and the independent public school initiative in Western Australia: "winning back' what has been lost?', Journal of Education Policy, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 662-681. 26 23
2015	Goods, C, Rainnie, A & Fitzgerald, S 2015, 'Ecological modernisation, industry policy and the Australian automotive industry, 2007-13', Australian Journal of Political Science, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 93-113. 6 4
2015	McGrath-Champ, S, Rainnie, A, Pickren, G & Herod, A 2015, 'Global destruction networks, the labour process and employment relations', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 624-640. 21 16
2014	Burgess, J, Cameron, R & Rainnie, A 2014, 'Contemporary research on work, workplaces and industrial relations in Australia', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 5-9. 1
2014	Fitzgerald, S, Rainnie, A, Goods, C & Morris, L 2014, 'The restructuring of WA human services and its implications for the not-for-profit sector', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 509-528. 5 3
2014	Herod, A, Pickren, G, Rainnie, A & Champ, SM 2014, 'Global destruction networks, labour and waste', Journal of Economic Geography, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 421-441. 57 47
2014	Rainnie, A, Fitzgerald, S, Ellem, B & Goods, C 2014, 'FIFO and global production networks: exploring the issues', Australian Bulletin of Labour, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 98-115.
2013	Bahn, S & Rainnie, A 2013, 'Supply chains and responsibility for OHS management in the Western Australian resources sector', Employee Relations, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 564-575. Open access 2 2
2013	Fitzgerald, S, Rainnie, A & Burgess, J 2013, 'Rediscovering Braverman?: political economy, skill, and skill shortages', Australian Bulletin of Labour, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 2-18.
2013	Herod, A, Pickren, G, Rainnie, A & McGrath-Champ, S 2013, 'Waste, commodity fetishism and the ongoingness of economic life', Area, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 376-382. 21 19
2013	McDonald, C, Kirk-Brown, A, Frost, L, Van Dijk, P & Rainnie, A 2013, 'Partnerships and integrated responses to rural decline: the role of collective efficacy and political capital in Northwest Tasmania, Australia', Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 32, pp. 346-356. 26 26
2013	Rainnie, A, Goods, C, Bahn, S & Burgess, J 2013, 'The challenges of working in Australian academia: an introduction', Labour and Industry: A Journal of the Social and Economic Relations of Work, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 191-199. 8
2013	Rainnie, A, Herod, A & McGrath-Champ, S 2013, 'Global production networks, labour and small firms', Capital and Class, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 177-195. Open access 24
2013	Taylor, P, Newsome, K & Rainnie, A 2013, ''Putting labour in its place': global value chains and labour process analysis', Competition and Change, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1-5. Open access 45
2012	Elwood, L & Rainnie, A 2012, 'Strategic planning in Ireland's institutes of technology', Higher Education Policy, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 107-129. Open access 7 7
2012	Fitzgerald, S & Rainnie, A 2012, 'Failing forward: public schools and new public management', Public Policy, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 167-182.
2012	Holley, S & Rainnie, A 2012, 'Who cleans up? The declining earnings position of cleaners in Australia', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 143-160. 15 12
2012	Rainnie, A, Fitzgerald, S, Gilchrist, D & Morris, L 2012, 'Putting the public first? Restructuring the West Australian human services sector', International Journal of Employment Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 104-125.
2011	Cockfield, S, Buttigieg, D, Jerrard, M & Rainnie, A 2011, 'Assessing the impact of employment regulation on the low-paid in Victoria', Economic and Labour Relations Review, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 131-152. 2 1
2011	Rainnie, A, Herod, A & McGrath-Champ, S 2011, 'Review and positions: global production networks and labour', Competition and Change, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 155-169.
2010	McDonald, C, Frost, L, Kirk-Brown, A, Rainnie, A & Van Dijk, P 2010, 'An evaluation of the economic approaches used by policy actors towards investment in place-based partnerships in Victoria', Australian Journal of Public Administration, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 9-21. 5 4
2009	Buttigieg, DM, Cockfield, S, Jerrard, M & Rainnie, A 2009, 'Community and unions', Labor Studies Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 437-440. Open access 2
2009	Cockfield, S, Rainnie, A, Buttigieg, D & Jerrard, M 2009, 'Community unionism and union renewal: building linkages between unions and community in Victoria, Australia', Labor Studies Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 461-484. 17
2009	Dean, AM & Rainnie, A 2009, 'Frontline employees' views on organizational factors that affect the delivery of service quality in call centers', Journal of Services Marketing, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 326-337. 34 30
2008	Rainnie, A, Barrett, R, Burgess, J & Connell, J 2008, 'Introduction: call centres, the networked economy and the value chain', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 195-208. 5 3

Reports

Year	Output
2020	Beer, A, Vij, A, Rainnie, A, Veitch, W & Clower, T 2020, The impacts of specialisation and diversification on Australia's mid-sized towns, Regional Australia Institute, Australia. Open access
2019	Rainnie, A, Beer, A & Rafferty, M 2019, Effectiveness of place-based transition packages, Regional Australia Institute, Australia. Open access
2016	Cunningham, S, Theilacker, M, Gahan, P, Callan, V & Rainnie, A 2016, Skills and capabilities for Australian enterprise innovation, ACOLA, Australia. Open access

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australia Institute	AUSTRALIA
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU)	AUSTRALIA
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Baptistcare	AUSTRALIA
Centre for Future Work at The Australia Institute	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
De Montfort University	UNITED KINGDOM
Edith Cowan University	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	IRELAND
International University College of Turin	ITALY
London Metropolitan University	UNITED KINGDOM
Lulea University of Technology	SWEDEN
Macquarie University	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
Roosevelt University	UNITED STATES
Torrens University Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of British Columbia	CANADA
University of Colorado Denver	UNITED STATES
University of Georgia	UNITED STATES
University of Leicester	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of Sheffield	UNITED KINGDOM
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Strathclyde	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
Western Sydney University	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2021
Co-Editor in Chief Economic and Labour Relations Review	2021
Editorial Board Member Economic and Labour Relations Review	2021
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2020
Co-Editor in Chief Economic and Labour Relations Review	2020
Editorial Board Member Economic and Labour Relations Review	2020
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2019
Editorial Board Member Economic and Labour Relations Review	2019
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2018
Editorial Board Member Economic and Labour Relations Review	2018
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2017
Editorial Board Member Economic and Labour Relations Review	2017
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2016
Editorial Board Member Economic and Labour Relations Review	2016
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2015
Editorial Board Member Economic and Labour Relations Review	2015
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2014
Member Economic and Labour Relations Review	2014
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2013
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2013
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2012
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2012
Associate Editor Competition and Change	2011
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2011
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2010
Editorial Board Member Work Employment and Society	2010
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2009
Editorial Board Member Work Employment and Society	2009
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2008
Editorial Board Member Work Employment and Society	2008
Co-Executive Editor Labour and Industry	2007
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2007
Editorial Board Member Work Employment and Society	2007
Co-Executive Editor Labour and Industry	2006
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2006
Co-Executive Editor Labour and Industry	2005
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2005
Co-Executive Editor Labour and Industry	2004
Editorial Advisory Board Member New Technology, Work and Employment	2004

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Inter-firm Composition Dynamics in Troubled Regions	Current

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Professor Al Rainnie

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