Darryn Snell
Biographic Data
| ID | 187525 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Darryn Snell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Darryn |
| FAMILY NAME | Snell |
| SIGNATURE | SNELL D |
| AFFILIATIONS | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0888-0992 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 88 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Enduring inequalities: Examining sexism and gender disparities among labour and capital dynamics in container terminal work
Despite increasing pressure for, and general trends towards, greater workplace inclusivity, gender inequality remains a persistent and significant feature of the logistics labour force. As a result, an age-old reputation for dominant masculinity remains, undermining the recruitment and retention of women. Drawing on a qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with managers, workers and union officials, this article interrogates the r…
Jobs aren't enough: Redefining just transitions in Australia with community voices
The transition to a low carbon economy is underway in Australia and many other advanced economies with significant social, economic and employment challenges. For a just transition to succeed it must reduce emissions while ensuring that the benefits and burdens of any transition are fairly shared at the local and global level. A social justice framework is crucial to ensure regional communities are not made worse off by transition strategies. Our…
Modeling digital skills beyond the IT workforce: Construct definition, measurement and impact on digitalization value
Purpose Information technology (IT) personnels’ technical, business and behavioral skills are critical enablers for generating IT value. In an increasingly digitalized working environment where non-IT employees participate in digital innovations, a focus on IT personnels’ skills only doesn’t meet researchers’ need for a framework to study digital skills and managers’ need to address digital skills challenges across an enterprise’s workforce. Neve…
Just Transition in Australia – depoliticisation
We cannot and should not assume that Just Transition (JT) is a straightforward and uncontested concept. In this article, we turn a critical eye on JT, firstly by looking at the origins and development of the idea. Secondly, we will look at the theoretical frameworks that have been mobilised to underpin JT. Thirdly, we will look at the way that trade unions in Australia, both through the ACTU and individual unions, have approached the subject, as …
Re‐examining technology's destruction of blue‐collar work
Despite research suggesting certain death of blue‐collar work due to technological advancements, blue‐collar jobs continue to be in demand. Through a study of the blue‐collar dominant Transport and Logistics sector in Australia, we apply a Critical Realist framework to consider the tendencies contributing to, and limiting, technological uptake and worker displacement. Our analysis of interviews with sector managers demonstrate how technological u…
Unions and corporate social responsibility in a liberal market context: The case of Ford’s shutdown in Australia
Within many coordinated market economies, labour unions have demonstrated to be key actors in shaping corporate social responsibility. Researchers have, however, paid surprisingly little attention to the role of unions in shaping corporate social responsibility strategies and responses in liberal market contexts. This article extends the emerging research on unions and corporate social responsibility through a case study which investigates union …
Managing intense work demands: How child protection workers navigate their professional and personal lives
Child protection workers remain understudied in research on ‘frontline’ workers, even though they are often exposed to the traumatic circumstances of their clients’ lives on top of their intense workload, tight deadlines and day-to-day crisis management. Extensive evidence has shown that both clients’ needs and work demands combine to diminish child protection workers’ well-being, leading them to experience immense stress, burnout and decreased m…
Just transition’? Conceptual challenges meet stark reality in a ‘transitioning’ coal region in Australia
‘Just transition’ (JT) is an increasingly popular concept developed by unions and adopted and adapted by academics, environmentalists, government and non-governmental organizations, and international institutions in recognition of the need to address social concerns and inequities emerging from efforts to address environmental problems. It has been noted, however, that ‘JT’ lacks both conceptual clarity and empirical evidence of its practical app…
Worker stress and the prospect of job loss in a fragmented organisation
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advance research on job loss-related stress through a critical realism framework which considers the interplay between organisational context and personal agency and its implications for worker stress in the pre-lay-off stage. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a qualitative case study approach and considers two groups of workers confronted with the prospects of job loss in Australia’s power g…
Beyond the State: Shaping Governance and Development Policy in an Australian Region
Beyond the state: shaping governance and development policy in an Australian region, Regional Studies. The role of the state in regional development is often unclear and contested. In Australia's Gippsland region, in the east of the state of Victoria, state actors shape trajectories of development while limiting local input to consultative forums. However, this account of regional governance obscures the role of marginalized actors. Despite limit…
Toward a Theory of Union Environmental Politics: Unions and Climate Action in Australia
Trade unions across a range of countries are engaging in a new environmental politics. This article considers emerging environmental politics among Australian unions who have sought to advance policy efforts to reduce carbon emissions and green jobs while minimizing the social impacts of a more carbon-constrained environment on jobs and regions. Against this background, this article seeks to advance a theory of union environmental politics by con…
The sword of justice: South Pacific trade unions and NGOs during a decade of lost development
Trade unions are typified as having 'two faces'-one of social justice and the other of vested interest. This article examines the tensions and difficulties confronted by trade union movements in the South Pacific seeking to balance the 'two faces' of unionism during a period of political and economic instability in the region. It looks at the difficult choices that trade union movements in Papua New Guinea, the Fiji Islands, and the Solomon Islan…
Labor's Agonizing Struggle: The Victory and Overthrow of Fiji's Labor Government
May 17, 1999 was a day of celebration for Fiji's workers and trade unions. The Fiji Labour Party and its coalition partners had won a land slide victory in the general election. This paper examines the Coalition Government's reform efforts over the past year. It looks at the dilemmas faced by the People's Coalition as they attempted to reverse the previous government's rapid economic restructuring involving trade and labor market deregulation and…
Benchmarking' and Participatory Development: The Case of Fiji's Sugar Industry Reforms
Since the mid-1970s, opposition has grown within developing countries to the use of 'top-down' development approaches by foreign consultants. Disenchantment with these development strategies, it is often claimed, has led to the current incorporation of participation in consultants' development practices. This study is concerned with the practice and methods of participatory development planning. It evaluates the Strategic Plan adopted by the Fiji…
Agricultural Policy Reform in the United States
Agricultural Policy Reform in the United States. Daniel A. Sumner. ed. Washington, D.C.: The AEI Press, 1995. $39.95 Hardcover, $19.95 Paperback
Graziers, Butchers, Boners, and the Internationalization of Australian Beef Production
Just transition’? Conceptual challenges meet stark reality in a ‘transitioning’ coal region in Australia
‘Just transition’ (JT) is an increasingly popular concept developed by unions and adopted and adapted by academics, environmentalists, government and non-governmental organizations, and international institutions in recognition of the need to address social concerns and inequities emerging from efforts to address environmental problems. It has been noted, however, that ‘JT’ lacks both conceptual clarity and empirical evidence of its practical app…
Beyond the State: Shaping Governance and Development Policy in an Australian Region
Beyond the state: shaping governance and development policy in an Australian region, Regional Studies. The role of the state in regional development is often unclear and contested. In Australia's Gippsland region, in the east of the state of Victoria, state actors shape trajectories of development while limiting local input to consultative forums. However, this account of regional governance obscures the role of marginalized actors. Despite limit…
Toward a Theory of Union Environmental Politics: Unions and Climate Action in Australia
Trade unions across a range of countries are engaging in a new environmental politics. This article considers emerging environmental politics among Australian unions who have sought to advance policy efforts to reduce carbon emissions and green jobs while minimizing the social impacts of a more carbon-constrained environment on jobs and regions. Against this background, this article seeks to advance a theory of union environmental politics by con…
Just Transition in Australia – depoliticisation
We cannot and should not assume that Just Transition (JT) is a straightforward and uncontested concept. In this article, we turn a critical eye on JT, firstly by looking at the origins and development of the idea. Secondly, we will look at the theoretical frameworks that have been mobilised to underpin JT. Thirdly, we will look at the way that trade unions in Australia, both through the ACTU and individual unions, have approached the subject, as …
Jobs aren't enough: Redefining just transitions in Australia with community voices
The transition to a low carbon economy is underway in Australia and many other advanced economies with significant social, economic and employment challenges. For a just transition to succeed it must reduce emissions while ensuring that the benefits and burdens of any transition are fairly shared at the local and global level. A social justice framework is crucial to ensure regional communities are not made worse off by transition strategies. Our…
Managing intense work demands: How child protection workers navigate their professional and personal lives
Child protection workers remain understudied in research on ‘frontline’ workers, even though they are often exposed to the traumatic circumstances of their clients’ lives on top of their intense workload, tight deadlines and day-to-day crisis management. Extensive evidence has shown that both clients’ needs and work demands combine to diminish child protection workers’ well-being, leading them to experience immense stress, burnout and decreased m…
Re‐examining technology's destruction of blue‐collar work
Despite research suggesting certain death of blue‐collar work due to technological advancements, blue‐collar jobs continue to be in demand. Through a study of the blue‐collar dominant Transport and Logistics sector in Australia, we apply a Critical Realist framework to consider the tendencies contributing to, and limiting, technological uptake and worker displacement. Our analysis of interviews with sector managers demonstrate how technological u…
Benchmarking' and Participatory Development: The Case of Fiji's Sugar Industry Reforms
Since the mid-1970s, opposition has grown within developing countries to the use of 'top-down' development approaches by foreign consultants. Disenchantment with these development strategies, it is often claimed, has led to the current incorporation of participation in consultants' development practices. This study is concerned with the practice and methods of participatory development planning. It evaluates the Strategic Plan adopted by the Fiji…
The sword of justice: South Pacific trade unions and NGOs during a decade of lost development
Trade unions are typified as having 'two faces'-one of social justice and the other of vested interest. This article examines the tensions and difficulties confronted by trade union movements in the South Pacific seeking to balance the 'two faces' of unionism during a period of political and economic instability in the region. It looks at the difficult choices that trade union movements in Papua New Guinea, the Fiji Islands, and the Solomon Islan…
Graziers, Butchers, Boners, and the Internationalization of Australian Beef Production
Agricultural Policy Reform in the United States
Agricultural Policy Reform in the United States. Daniel A. Sumner. ed. Washington, D.C.: The AEI Press, 1995. $39.95 Hardcover, $19.95 Paperback
Labor's Agonizing Struggle: The Victory and Overthrow of Fiji's Labor Government
May 17, 1999 was a day of celebration for Fiji's workers and trade unions. The Fiji Labour Party and its coalition partners had won a land slide victory in the general election. This paper examines the Coalition Government's reform efforts over the past year. It looks at the dilemmas faced by the People's Coalition as they attempted to reverse the previous government's rapid economic restructuring involving trade and labor market deregulation and…
Benchmarking' and Participatory Development: The Case of Fiji's Sugar Industry Reforms
Since the mid-1970s, opposition has grown within developing countries to the use of 'top-down' development approaches by foreign consultants. Disenchantment with these development strategies, it is often claimed, has led to the current incorporation of participation in consultants' development practices. This study is concerned with the practice and methods of participatory development planning. It evaluates the Strategic Plan adopted by the Fiji…
The sword of justice: South Pacific trade unions and NGOs during a decade of lost development
Trade unions are typified as having 'two faces'-one of social justice and the other of vested interest. This article examines the tensions and difficulties confronted by trade union movements in the South Pacific seeking to balance the 'two faces' of unionism during a period of political and economic instability in the region. It looks at the difficult choices that trade union movements in Papua New Guinea, the Fiji Islands, and the Solomon Islan…
Toward a Theory of Union Environmental Politics: Unions and Climate Action in Australia
Trade unions across a range of countries are engaging in a new environmental politics. This article considers emerging environmental politics among Australian unions who have sought to advance policy efforts to reduce carbon emissions and green jobs while minimizing the social impacts of a more carbon-constrained environment on jobs and regions. Against this background, this article seeks to advance a theory of union environmental politics by con…
Worker stress and the prospect of job loss in a fragmented organisation
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advance research on job loss-related stress through a critical realism framework which considers the interplay between organisational context and personal agency and its implications for worker stress in the pre-lay-off stage. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a qualitative case study approach and considers two groups of workers confronted with the prospects of job loss in Australia’s power g…
Beyond the State: Shaping Governance and Development Policy in an Australian Region
Beyond the state: shaping governance and development policy in an Australian region, Regional Studies. The role of the state in regional development is often unclear and contested. In Australia's Gippsland region, in the east of the state of Victoria, state actors shape trajectories of development while limiting local input to consultative forums. However, this account of regional governance obscures the role of marginalized actors. Despite limit…
Just transition’? Conceptual challenges meet stark reality in a ‘transitioning’ coal region in Australia
‘Just transition’ (JT) is an increasingly popular concept developed by unions and adopted and adapted by academics, environmentalists, government and non-governmental organizations, and international institutions in recognition of the need to address social concerns and inequities emerging from efforts to address environmental problems. It has been noted, however, that ‘JT’ lacks both conceptual clarity and empirical evidence of its practical app…
Unions and corporate social responsibility in a liberal market context: The case of Ford’s shutdown in Australia
Within many coordinated market economies, labour unions have demonstrated to be key actors in shaping corporate social responsibility. Researchers have, however, paid surprisingly little attention to the role of unions in shaping corporate social responsibility strategies and responses in liberal market contexts. This article extends the emerging research on unions and corporate social responsibility through a case study which investigates union …
Managing intense work demands: How child protection workers navigate their professional and personal lives
Child protection workers remain understudied in research on ‘frontline’ workers, even though they are often exposed to the traumatic circumstances of their clients’ lives on top of their intense workload, tight deadlines and day-to-day crisis management. Extensive evidence has shown that both clients’ needs and work demands combine to diminish child protection workers’ well-being, leading them to experience immense stress, burnout and decreased m…
Re‐examining technology's destruction of blue‐collar work
Despite research suggesting certain death of blue‐collar work due to technological advancements, blue‐collar jobs continue to be in demand. Through a study of the blue‐collar dominant Transport and Logistics sector in Australia, we apply a Critical Realist framework to consider the tendencies contributing to, and limiting, technological uptake and worker displacement. Our analysis of interviews with sector managers demonstrate how technological u…
Modeling digital skills beyond the IT workforce: Construct definition, measurement and impact on digitalization value
Purpose Information technology (IT) personnels’ technical, business and behavioral skills are critical enablers for generating IT value. In an increasingly digitalized working environment where non-IT employees participate in digital innovations, a focus on IT personnels’ skills only doesn’t meet researchers’ need for a framework to study digital skills and managers’ need to address digital skills challenges across an enterprise’s workforce. Neve…
Just Transition in Australia – depoliticisation
We cannot and should not assume that Just Transition (JT) is a straightforward and uncontested concept. In this article, we turn a critical eye on JT, firstly by looking at the origins and development of the idea. Secondly, we will look at the theoretical frameworks that have been mobilised to underpin JT. Thirdly, we will look at the way that trade unions in Australia, both through the ACTU and individual unions, have approached the subject, as …
Enduring inequalities: Examining sexism and gender disparities among labour and capital dynamics in container terminal work
Despite increasing pressure for, and general trends towards, greater workplace inclusivity, gender inequality remains a persistent and significant feature of the logistics labour force. As a result, an age-old reputation for dominant masculinity remains, undermining the recruitment and retention of women. Drawing on a qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with managers, workers and union officials, this article interrogates the r…
Jobs aren't enough: Redefining just transitions in Australia with community voices
The transition to a low carbon economy is underway in Australia and many other advanced economies with significant social, economic and employment challenges. For a just transition to succeed it must reduce emissions while ensuring that the benefits and burdens of any transition are fairly shared at the local and global level. A social justice framework is crucial to ensure regional communities are not made worse off by transition strategies. Our…
Political science (14 works) · Economics (11 works) · Business (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works)