RESEARCH REPORTS

Oral History Interview Archival Inventories

These reports compile oral history interview collections related to deindustrialization in DePOT’s main study areas. They bring together collections from libraries, archives, museums, and educational institutions, and are intended to support research into the lived experiences of deindustrialization, as well as encouraging the use of existing oral history collections in future research. Please feel free to use these reports as resources in teaching, research, and any other relevant contexts. They are free to download at the links below.

Ferns, James Patrick. “UK Oral History Interview Archival Inventory,” DePOT Occasional Reports Series. Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time, 2021. 

Ellison-Scowcroft, Gabriel. “US Oral History Interview Archival Inventory,” DePOT Occasional Reports Series. Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time, 2021. 

Avoseh, Timothy Mauton. Deindustrialization, and Industrial and Economic Restructuring in Africa: An Annotated Bibliography.DePOT Occasional Reports Series. Deindustrialization and the Politics of Our Time. 2024.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS OF DePOT TEAM MEMBERS

The publications below were shared by DePOT’s members. To see the full list, consult DePOT’s annual reports.

Graduate theses

  • Alarcon, Maria Paz Cid. “Post-Industrial Adaptive Reuse and Social Value: Case Study of the Installation of the CFT Lota Arauco in the Former Enacar Buildings. Lota Alto, Biobío Region, Chile.” MA thesis, Universidad del Bío-Bío, n.d.
  • Caruso, Valerio. “Il cantiere e la polveriera: Politiche per l’impatto ambientale nella Napoli industriale, dal 1961 al presente.” PhD dissertation, Università di Torino, 2024.
  • Chiang Ancatén, Taira. “nálisis del uso del espacio doméstico para inmuebles habitacionales del sitio Estación Yuma: Aplicación de simuladores virtuales para la comprensión de sitios industriales en abandono.” Professional thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2025.
  • Darveau Routhier, Florence. “Re/tracer les devenirs-pauvres en contexte urbain: ethnographie d’un Sherbrooke en luttes.” PhD dissertation, Université de Montréal, 2024.
  • Dombre-Sauvage, Laurent. “Communs culturels territoriaux et développement local : le cas du quartier Saint-Michel à Montréal.” PhD dissertation, Université du Québec à Montréal, 2024.
  • Fiore, Camilla. “Degrowing Labour: What would work in a post-growth future look like?” MA thesis, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, 2025.
  • Galvan, Giulia. “Ex Montefibre in Acerra. Industry, Environment, Health: A Critical Entanglement.” MA thesis, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, 2024.
  • Gorny, Alicia. “‘Die Unorganisierbaren’: Weibliche Gewerkschaftsarbeit in der Bekleidungsindustrie, im Bergbau und der Metallindustrie.” PhD Dissertation, RuhrUniversitaet Bochum, 2025.
  • Jossinet, Ambre. “La fermeture de la Seita à Tonneins en 2000.” MA thesis, Université de Paris Nanterre, 2025.
  • Moraga, Nicolas. “Landscapes of Ruination: Assessment of Industrial Ruins Through Emergent Values. The Case of Chambeque Historic Site in Lota, Chile.” MA thesis, Columbia University, n.d.
  • Pasinato, Valeria. “Esposti al cromo: Il caso Tricom-Galvanica PM di Tezze sul Brenta.” BA thesis, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, 2025.
  • Poinsot, Arthur. “Vivre et travailler dans le Nord »: Le Parti communiste français face à la désindustrialisation dans le Denaisis (1972-1984).” MA thesis, Sciences Po, n.d.
  • Rabadan, Jordi Villaró. “Civic Perceptions for Greater Housing Equality in Barcelona’s Green Transition: A Case Study of La Marina del Prat Vermell.” MA thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, n.d.
  • Robben, Alex. “Not Just Nice Guys: The Growth and Constraint of the Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union at Mid-Century.” MA thesis, Dalhousie University, 2024.
  • Salducci, Paul. “La lutte finale de la CGT Ducellier et SKF Ouvriers et ouvrières face à la désindustrialisation (1979-1985).” MA thesis, Université de Paris Nanterre, 2025.
  • Ward, Amber. “A Cultural History of Deindustrialisation: Central Fife, 1930s–1990s.” PhD dissertation, University of St Andrews, 2024.

Books, book chapters, and edited volumes

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Multimedia content (podcasts, documentaries…)

Public-facing writing, blogs, and media 

Other outcomes from DePOT members