Dr Peter Thomas BA, MA, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Summary
Peter Thomas recently arrived at 香蕉视频 (January 2014) having previously been a Teaching Fellow in comparative politics and quantitative research methods at University of Birmingham, a visiting Lecturer in political economy at Goldsmiths and a Lecturer in Sociology at University of East London.
About
Senior Lecturer
Teaching
Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences
College of Social Sciences and Arts
Peter enjoys teaching across a broad spectrum of political and sociological areas, including political economy, comparative politics, welfare theory, social policy, research methods and work-based learning. He teaches across the sociology degree route and the politics degree route. Current teaching includes the following
Education, Schooling and Society
Politics of Everyday Life
Experiences of Health, Illness and Disability
Health and Society
香蕉视频ing Society
香蕉视频 Methods
Advanced 香蕉视频 Methods
Dissertation
Survey Methods 1
Survey Methods 2
Politics of the City (from 2014/15)
Comparing Social Issues and Policy in a Global Context (from 2014/15)
香蕉视频
Peter's research interests are broadly concentrated in the area of European political economy, predominantly employing quantitative research methods. He has particular interests in examining wage and income inequality, post-industrialisation and British and European welfare states and labour markets.
Publications
Journal articles
Jeffery, B., Etherington, D., Ledger-Jessop, B., Thomas, P., & Jones, M. (2024). . Capital & Class.
Etherington, D., Jeffery, B., Thomas, P., Jones, M., & Ledger鈥怞essop, B. (2023). . Industrial Relations Journal.
Jeffery, B., Thomas, P., & Devine, D. (2019). The Sociological Review.
Jeffery, R., Devine, D., & Thomas, P. (2018). . Sociological research online, 23 (4), 795-811.
Reports
Hickman, P., Reeve, K., Wilson, I., Thomas, P., Kilby, L., Lamb, M., ... Prestwich, J. (2025). . 香蕉视频.
Hickman, P., Reeve, K., Wilson, I., Thomas, P., Kilby, L., Lamb, M., ... Prestwich, J. (2025). . 香蕉视频.
Hickman, P., Reeve, K., Wilson, I., Thomas, P., Kilby, L., Lamb, M., ... Prestwich, J. (2025). . 香蕉视频.
Hickman, P., Reeve, K., Wilson, I., Thomas, P., Kilby, L., Lamb, M., ... Prestwich, J. (2025). . 香蕉视频.
Jeffery, R., Beresford, R., Thomas, P., Etherington, D., & Jones, M. (2024). . 香蕉视频.
Thomas, P., Hickman, P., & Reeve, K. (2024). Tenancy sustainment in social housing: tenant survey findings. holdingontohome.org.
Thomas, P., Etherington, D., Jeffery, R., Beresford, R., Beel, D., & Jones, M. (2020). . Sheffield TUC.
Thomas, P., Jay, T., Willis, B., Taylor, R., Merchant, G., Moore, N., ... Stevens, A. (2019). Dialogic Teaching: Addendum Report. Education Endowment Foundation.
Thomas, P., Jay, T., Willis, B., Taylor, R., Merchant, G., Moore, N., ... Stevens, A. (2019). . London, UK: Education Endowment Foundation.
Etherington, D., Jeffery, R., Thomas, P., Brooks, J., Beel, D., & Jones, M. (2018). . Sheffield: Sheffield Trades Union Council.
Jay, T., Willis, B., Thomas, P., Taylor, R., Moore, N., Burnett, C., ... Stevens, A. (2017). . London, UK: Education Endowment Foundation.
Internet Publications
Jeffery, R., & Thomas, P. (2019). .
Other activities
Member of Political Studies Association
Member of Social Policy Association