Jacob Griffiths
Biographic Data
| ID | 307831 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacob Griffiths |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacob |
| FAMILY NAME | Griffiths |
| SIGNATURE | GRIFFITHS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-9009-2729 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1938 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
LinkedIn as a research participant recruitment tool: Reflections from the football industry
Purpose The article explores the process of using LinkedIn to recruit hard-to-reach groups, reflecting on our experience of the football industry. We propose LinkedIn as a viable option to mitigate recruitment challenges, particularly in employment-focussed research. Design/methodology/approach We examine how LinkedIn was used to recruit 43 football backroom staff for a sociological research study. It outlines the process of using LinkedIn to con…
‘If you haven't got the contacts … you have no choice’: A figurational examination of unpaid work in football scouting in men's professional football in England
Association football has been viewed as an industry with considerable lucrative career prospects; however, this has not prevented the use of unpaid staff throughout football in the UK. Therefore, this paper examines the culture of unpaid work in football scouting, by exploring the motivations of 12 unpaid scouts at professional clubs, from a figurational perspective. Our findings suggest that scouts want to work in the industry because of their ‘…
Sue Silberberg on the Jews of Melbourne
Sue Silberberg’s study of the Jewish community in Melbourne is a useful addition to the existing scholarly studies of Jews in Australia. It sits alongside the work of historians such as Hilary Rubi
Rivalling the Metropolis’: Cultural conflict between London and the regions c.1967–1973
As a contribution to this special issue on conflict and cultural production in twentieth century Britain, this article examines the relationship between London and the English regions in the second half of the 1960s. It argues that an excessive historical focus on the capital has been to the detriment of the regional scene. This was caused initially by journalistic accounts written in the period under consideration, which were dismissive of the r…
What is sociology of law? (On law, rules, social control and sociology)
In this essay, I recapitulate and reformulate an oft-interrupted conversation I have had with myself and with many others during the past more than half-century. The conversation concerns sociology of law and the question around which it has circled is this: “What is sociology of law?” and – implied in that question – is such a thing possible
North American Boosterism in the South Pacific: Evaluating the Failure of New Zealand’s Progress Leagues, 1880–1980
Regional imbalance in New Zealand continues to have resonance in academic and practitioner’s discussion. During and after the Great War Progress leagues were established in the Southern regions of New Zealand to address what was to become known as the “drift to the North” of the nation’s population. This article examines the activities of the Canterbury Progress League and the Otago Expansion League and explores why these bodies in comparison wit…
Going to the Palais: A social and cultural history of dance halls in Britain, 1918–1960
The City and Imperial Propaganda: A Comparative Study of Empire Day in England, Australia, and New Zealand c. 1903–1914
This article explores how the meaning of Empire Day in the British World was manipulated and transformed through a range of urban institutions before reaching the public at large. Selecting cities in England and the Antipodean colonies for comparison, we shall challenge the assumption that a hegemonic imperial ideology was streamed uncontested and unaltered to urban populations. Indeed, it is argued here that because of significant differences in…
Legal Pluralism
In memoriam Els Baerends
Els Baerends – among those who knew her and her work a highly respected anthropologist of law – died unexpectedly on 8 December 2014. In memoriam Els Baerends† A shorter but on some matters of largely local interest somewhat fuller version of this In Memoriam will appear roughly simultaneously in Dutch in Recht der Werkelijkheid (the Dutch law and society journal).All authorsJohn Griffithshttps://doi.org/10.1080/07329113.2015.1038440Published onl…
All the world's a stage: Transnationalism and adaptation in professional wrestling style c . 1930–45
Between 1930 and 1945 professional wrestling could lay claim to being one of the most transnational sports moving across the Anglo-world. Participants originated from western and eastern Europe, North America, the Antipodes, Britain and India. Significantly, wrestling was one of the few sports in which participants from the British Empire and the USA competed in these decades of comparative sporting isolationism. It is argued here that the ‘All-I…
The Edinburgh Festivals: Culture and Society in Post-War Britain
The Edinburgh Festivals is a welcome addition to the literature relating to the cultural history of Britain since 1945, primarily for two reasons. First, given the Edinburgh Festival's high profile
The C hartist Legacy in the B ritish World: Evidence from N ew Z ealand's S outhern Settlements, 1840s−1870s
Was there a C hartist legacy in B ritish‐world settler societies such as N ew Z ealand? An older historiography relating to the mid‐nineteenth century colony downplayed ideology and C hartism was given only the briefest of considerations. A closer scrutiny of early settler newspapers published in the first two decades of settlement, however, facilitated by recent digitalization, allows the historian to assess more accurately how far the B ritish …
Imperial Culture in Antipodean Cities, 1880–1939
Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, this book explores how far imperial culture penetrated antipodean city institutions. It argues that far from imperial saturation, the city 'Down U
Were there Municipal Networks in the British World c . 1890–1939
The concept of ‘networks’ in the British world has captivated the attention of historians in recent years, with theoretical frameworks now offered to chart the chronology of such phenomena. This article examines these frameworks critically through the lens of British world municipalities, examining the transfer of people and ideas between 1890 and 1939. It contemplates the significance of British world publications such as the Municipal Journal, …
Creating the Exemplary Citizen: The Changing Notion of Citizenship in Britain 1870–1939
Recent historiography on the development of citizenship in Britain has drawn attention to the changing nature of citizenship discourse, shifting from active to passive forms during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will be argued here that this binary notion of passive or active citizenship tends to underestimate the subtle changes that the concept underwent between 1870 and 1939. Indeed, we argue that citizenship was an amorphous concep…
Civic Communication in Britain: A Study of the Municipal Journal c. 1893-1910
This article examines a journal initially known as London and subsequently the Municipal Journal which was first published in the 1890s. It is argued that this publication deserves closer scrutiny by historians interested in urban progressivism over the approximate period 1890-1910. As the foremost journal for diffusing ideas about the management of cities in this era it offers important insights regarding the successes and failures of the Progre…
Popular Culture and Modernity: Dancing in New Zealand Society 1920-1945
Journal Article Popular Culture and Modernity: Dancing in New Zealand Society 1920–1945 Get access John Griffiths John Griffiths School of History, Philosophy and Classics, Massey University, PN 242, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 41, Issue 3, Spring 2008, Pages 611–632, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh.2008.0042 Published: 01 …
Urban Elites, Socialists and Notions of Citizenship in an Industrial Boomtown: Coventry, c.1870-1914
The emergence of social citizenship schemes between 1870-1914 have largely been explained through the urban elites' increasing anxiety over poverty in the late nineteenth-century city. However, it is argued here that historians should reconceptualize social citizenship within broader parameters than have hitherto been set. This article will argue that in boom towns such as Coventry, schemes of social citizenship were developed to civilize a ‘new’…
The Social Working of Legal Rules
Looking back upon the argument as it unfolds in this article, it strikes me that its structure is essentially autobiographical. The effectiveness of legislation is a classic topic in the sociology of law, but one which at the time I began working in the field was already widely regarded as outmoded and wrongheaded (see Griffiths 1978). The article begins with that conclusion and an analysis of the fundamental reasons why the traditional, top-down…
Mudarra, Alonso
The blitz, civilian morale and the city: Mass-observation and working-class culture in Britain, 1940–41
One of the most difficult concepts in both contemporary and academic accounts of the Second World War is that of civilian morale. This paper uses evidence from the Mass-Observation Archive to argue that understanding fluctuations in morale can only be understood through an exploration of working-class culture during the 1930s and 1940s. The paper examines difficulties of defining ‘morale’ and goes on to argue that the pattern of bombing in urban …
Company giving in Europe: What are the policy issues for the European Commission
Over the past two years, a loosely-formed group known as the Company Giving in Europe Initiative has been examining the prospects for corporate social responsibility in the increasingly competitive marketplace of the European Community post 1992. As firms capitalise upon the EC's unerring commitment to remove the fiscal, technical and physical barriers to intra-Community trade, many observers are confident that progressive companies will extend t…
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Vietnam's Kampuchea Kampuchea: the revolution rescued. Irwin Silber. Oakland, California: Line of March Publications. 1986. 148pp. $7.95pb Punishing the Poor: the international isolation of Kampuchea. Eva Mysliwiec. Oxford: Oxfam. 1988. 172pp. £14.95hb/£3.95pb Cuba in the world Cuban Foreign Policy: Caribbean tempest. Pamela S Falk. Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books. 1986. 336pp. £22.00hb The Soviet Union and Cuba. Peter Shearman. London:…
What is Legal Pluralism
(1986). What is Legal Pluralism? The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law: Vol. 18, No. 24, pp. 1-55
What Do Dutch Lawyers Actually Do in Divorce Cases
This paper summarizes the findings of a four-pronged research project concerning the behavior of Dutch divorce lawyers, in which lawyers, judges, and clients were interviewed and lawyer-client interaction directly observed. In the first part, some preliminary remarks are made on the practical and theoretical importance of the actual behavior of divorce lawyers and the existing body of research on lawyer behavior. These are followed by a thumbnail…
Were there Municipal Networks in the British World c . 1890–1939
The concept of ‘networks’ in the British world has captivated the attention of historians in recent years, with theoretical frameworks now offered to chart the chronology of such phenomena. This article examines these frameworks critically through the lens of British world municipalities, examining the transfer of people and ideas between 1890 and 1939. It contemplates the significance of British world publications such as the Municipal Journal, …
Creating the Exemplary Citizen: The Changing Notion of Citizenship in Britain 1870–1939
Recent historiography on the development of citizenship in Britain has drawn attention to the changing nature of citizenship discourse, shifting from active to passive forms during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will be argued here that this binary notion of passive or active citizenship tends to underestimate the subtle changes that the concept underwent between 1870 and 1939. Indeed, we argue that citizenship was an amorphous concep…
The blitz, civilian morale and the city: Mass-observation and working-class culture in Britain, 1940–41
One of the most difficult concepts in both contemporary and academic accounts of the Second World War is that of civilian morale. This paper uses evidence from the Mass-Observation Archive to argue that understanding fluctuations in morale can only be understood through an exploration of working-class culture during the 1930s and 1940s. The paper examines difficulties of defining ‘morale’ and goes on to argue that the pattern of bombing in urban …
The Edinburgh Festivals: Culture and Society in Post-War Britain
The Edinburgh Festivals is a welcome addition to the literature relating to the cultural history of Britain since 1945, primarily for two reasons. First, given the Edinburgh Festival's high profile
Australian Administrative Law: Institutions, Reforms and Impact
Over the last decade the Australian Government has enacted a package of legislative reforms dealing with administrative law, some aspects of which are radical and innovative. The reforms comprise the establishment of a general appeals tribunal to review certain administrative decisions on their merits, the appointment of a Commonwealth ombudsman, changes to the procedures and principles concerning judicial review of administrative action, the ena…
Imperial Culture in Antipodean Cities, 1880–1939
Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, this book explores how far imperial culture penetrated antipodean city institutions. It argues that far from imperial saturation, the city 'Down U
The C hartist Legacy in the B ritish World: Evidence from N ew Z ealand's S outhern Settlements, 1840s−1870s
Was there a C hartist legacy in B ritish‐world settler societies such as N ew Z ealand? An older historiography relating to the mid‐nineteenth century colony downplayed ideology and C hartism was given only the briefest of considerations. A closer scrutiny of early settler newspapers published in the first two decades of settlement, however, facilitated by recent digitalization, allows the historian to assess more accurately how far the B ritish …
Urban Elites, Socialists and Notions of Citizenship in an Industrial Boomtown: Coventry, c.1870-1914
The emergence of social citizenship schemes between 1870-1914 have largely been explained through the urban elites' increasing anxiety over poverty in the late nineteenth-century city. However, it is argued here that historians should reconceptualize social citizenship within broader parameters than have hitherto been set. This article will argue that in boom towns such as Coventry, schemes of social citizenship were developed to civilize a ‘new’…
A Protection Against the Evil Eye in Lower Nubia and Upper Egypt
The Study of 'Folkliv: Its Name, Scope, and Method
Triune Conceptions of Deity in Ancient Egypt
The Distribution of Legal Services in the Netherlands
Phaidon Encyclopedia of Impressionism
Development of an Instrument to Measure Ego State Functions and Its Application to Practice
This paper discusses the development of an instrument which is based on one of the focal areas of transactional analysis. The Ego State Energy Inventory provides a profile of an individual's personality for five ego state functions. The process of developing the instrument as well as its potential use in practice settings, professional development and related areas is discussed
Australian Administrative Law: Institutions, Reforms and Impact
Over the last decade the Australian Government has enacted a package of legislative reforms dealing with administrative law, some aspects of which are radical and innovative. The reforms comprise the establishment of a general appeals tribunal to review certain administrative decisions on their merits, the appointment of a Commonwealth ombudsman, changes to the procedures and principles concerning judicial review of administrative action, the ena…
What is Legal Pluralism
(1986). What is Legal Pluralism? The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law: Vol. 18, No. 24, pp. 1-55
What Do Dutch Lawyers Actually Do in Divorce Cases
This paper summarizes the findings of a four-pronged research project concerning the behavior of Dutch divorce lawyers, in which lawyers, judges, and clients were interviewed and lawyer-client interaction directly observed. In the first part, some preliminary remarks are made on the practical and theoretical importance of the actual behavior of divorce lawyers and the existing body of research on lawyer behavior. These are followed by a thumbnail…
Feature reviews
Vietnam's Kampuchea Kampuchea: the revolution rescued. Irwin Silber. Oakland, California: Line of March Publications. 1986. 148pp. $7.95pb Punishing the Poor: the international isolation of Kampuchea. Eva Mysliwiec. Oxford: Oxfam. 1988. 172pp. £14.95hb/£3.95pb Cuba in the world Cuban Foreign Policy: Caribbean tempest. Pamela S Falk. Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books. 1986. 336pp. £22.00hb The Soviet Union and Cuba. Peter Shearman. London:…
Company giving in Europe: What are the policy issues for the European Commission
Over the past two years, a loosely-formed group known as the Company Giving in Europe Initiative has been examining the prospects for corporate social responsibility in the increasingly competitive marketplace of the European Community post 1992. As firms capitalise upon the EC's unerring commitment to remove the fiscal, technical and physical barriers to intra-Community trade, many observers are confident that progressive companies will extend t…
The blitz, civilian morale and the city: Mass-observation and working-class culture in Britain, 1940–41
One of the most difficult concepts in both contemporary and academic accounts of the Second World War is that of civilian morale. This paper uses evidence from the Mass-Observation Archive to argue that understanding fluctuations in morale can only be understood through an exploration of working-class culture during the 1930s and 1940s. The paper examines difficulties of defining ‘morale’ and goes on to argue that the pattern of bombing in urban …
Mudarra, Alonso
The Social Working of Legal Rules
Looking back upon the argument as it unfolds in this article, it strikes me that its structure is essentially autobiographical. The effectiveness of legislation is a classic topic in the sociology of law, but one which at the time I began working in the field was already widely regarded as outmoded and wrongheaded (see Griffiths 1978). The article begins with that conclusion and an analysis of the fundamental reasons why the traditional, top-down…
Urban Elites, Socialists and Notions of Citizenship in an Industrial Boomtown: Coventry, c.1870-1914
The emergence of social citizenship schemes between 1870-1914 have largely been explained through the urban elites' increasing anxiety over poverty in the late nineteenth-century city. However, it is argued here that historians should reconceptualize social citizenship within broader parameters than have hitherto been set. This article will argue that in boom towns such as Coventry, schemes of social citizenship were developed to civilize a ‘new’…
Creating the Exemplary Citizen: The Changing Notion of Citizenship in Britain 1870–1939
Recent historiography on the development of citizenship in Britain has drawn attention to the changing nature of citizenship discourse, shifting from active to passive forms during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It will be argued here that this binary notion of passive or active citizenship tends to underestimate the subtle changes that the concept underwent between 1870 and 1939. Indeed, we argue that citizenship was an amorphous concep…
Civic Communication in Britain: A Study of the Municipal Journal c. 1893-1910
This article examines a journal initially known as London and subsequently the Municipal Journal which was first published in the 1890s. It is argued that this publication deserves closer scrutiny by historians interested in urban progressivism over the approximate period 1890-1910. As the foremost journal for diffusing ideas about the management of cities in this era it offers important insights regarding the successes and failures of the Progre…
Popular Culture and Modernity: Dancing in New Zealand Society 1920-1945
Journal Article Popular Culture and Modernity: Dancing in New Zealand Society 1920–1945 Get access John Griffiths John Griffiths School of History, Philosophy and Classics, Massey University, PN 242, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, New Zealand Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 41, Issue 3, Spring 2008, Pages 611–632, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh.2008.0042 Published: 01 …
Were there Municipal Networks in the British World c . 1890–1939
The concept of ‘networks’ in the British world has captivated the attention of historians in recent years, with theoretical frameworks now offered to chart the chronology of such phenomena. This article examines these frameworks critically through the lens of British world municipalities, examining the transfer of people and ideas between 1890 and 1939. It contemplates the significance of British world publications such as the Municipal Journal, …
The Edinburgh Festivals: Culture and Society in Post-War Britain
The Edinburgh Festivals is a welcome addition to the literature relating to the cultural history of Britain since 1945, primarily for two reasons. First, given the Edinburgh Festival's high profile
The C hartist Legacy in the B ritish World: Evidence from N ew Z ealand's S outhern Settlements, 1840s−1870s
Was there a C hartist legacy in B ritish‐world settler societies such as N ew Z ealand? An older historiography relating to the mid‐nineteenth century colony downplayed ideology and C hartism was given only the briefest of considerations. A closer scrutiny of early settler newspapers published in the first two decades of settlement, however, facilitated by recent digitalization, allows the historian to assess more accurately how far the B ritish …
Imperial Culture in Antipodean Cities, 1880–1939
Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, this book explores how far imperial culture penetrated antipodean city institutions. It argues that far from imperial saturation, the city 'Down U
Legal Pluralism
In memoriam Els Baerends
Els Baerends – among those who knew her and her work a highly respected anthropologist of law – died unexpectedly on 8 December 2014. In memoriam Els Baerends† A shorter but on some matters of largely local interest somewhat fuller version of this In Memoriam will appear roughly simultaneously in Dutch in Recht der Werkelijkheid (the Dutch law and society journal).All authorsJohn Griffithshttps://doi.org/10.1080/07329113.2015.1038440Published onl…
All the world's a stage: Transnationalism and adaptation in professional wrestling style c . 1930–45
Between 1930 and 1945 professional wrestling could lay claim to being one of the most transnational sports moving across the Anglo-world. Participants originated from western and eastern Europe, North America, the Antipodes, Britain and India. Significantly, wrestling was one of the few sports in which participants from the British Empire and the USA competed in these decades of comparative sporting isolationism. It is argued here that the ‘All-I…
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