Tom Hunt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3784649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Hunt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Hunt |
| SIGNATURE | HUNT T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0266-4818 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Covid‐19 and the work of trade unions
Trade unions face long‐term challenges including declining memberships that threaten their influence. COVID‐19 created new challenges and possibilities for renewal. This article presents findings from a study conducted during the pandemic, comprising a large survey and interviews that investigated how unions adapted to the changes to working life they and their members faced. Evidence from UK unions shows unions rapidly changing how they worked, …
The social meaning of wealth taxes
Wealth taxes are back on the political agenda of developed democracies, but are subject to contestation. Given increasing inequality, middle classes may support wealth taxes so to redistribute wealth from the rich. However, asset appreciation has become central to the realization of life chances, so a political programme of 'wealth taxes' may appear threatening. This paper asks: what does the prospect of increased wealth taxes mean to the middle …
Harder, better, faster, stronger? Work intensity and ‘good work’ in the United Kingdom
Work intensity in the United Kingdom has increased, yet gaps in our understanding of its causes and effects remain. It is often missing in current debates around job quality. This paper presents new evidence on the relationship between work intensity and job insecurity and on the negative effects of high work intensity for health and well‐being. Its findings help to inform debates about ‘good work’
Ireland’s footballers at the 1924 and 1948 Olympic Games
Wednesday, 28 May 1924 is a seminal date in the history of Irish sport. On this date, the footballers of the Football Association of the Irish Free State became the first representatives of independent Ireland to engage in Olympic competition. The footballers were representing an association that had its jurisdiction limited to the territory of the Irish Free State, at a time when the British Olympic Association were raising questions about the j…
The Ineffectiveness of CSR
In the face of pressure from civil society, unions and consumers to improve labour standards for the workers producing their goods, companies at the helm of global garment supply chains have made commitments to pay living wages within their supply chains. Harnessing insights from the critical political economy literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR), we investigate the actions of garment companies to meet these commitments. We do so t…
The London Olympics 1908
The Olympic Games of 1908 featured Irish-born emigrant athletes representing the United States, Canada and Great Britain whilst Irish-domiciled athletes also represented the latter. The competitors of the Diaspora enjoyed an exceptional success rate especially those representing the USA and Canada. The USA success in athletics was powered by members of the Irish-American Athletic Club (I-AAC). Some members visited Dublin after the Games for an in…
Inclusive growth
The two decades either side of the global financial crisis have seen a remarkable surge and an equally remarkable reaction to global inequalities. This has played some part in fuelling the recent populist backlash against globalisation. In response, many global institutions and some national governments have embraced the concept of inclusive growth – proposing a policy agenda designed to share the benefits of economic growth and development more …
Ireland and the Paris Olympic Games (1924)
Ireland first competed as an independent nation in the Olympic Games at Paris in 1924. The Irish presence in Paris was largely due to the work of J.J. Keane, who became the first Irish member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1922. This made it possible for Ireland to compete independently in the Olympics. As Keane lobbied for IOC membership, he also persuaded the two rival athletic controlling bodies of Irish athletics to abandon t…
From ‘There is No Alternative’ to ‘Maybe There are Alternatives’
Prior to the 2008 financial crisis, politicians famously told the public and themselves that ‘there is no alternative’ to a neoliberal economic paradigm. Fast‐forward to 2019 and there is, instead, the sense that ‘maybe there are alternatives’. However, when many observers and commentators look back to the 2008 crisis, they see a general continuity with what went before. In order to gain a better understanding of this ‘interregnum’, we map five s…
The Kentucky Derby
In the introduction chapter to his book The Kentucky Derby, How the Run for the Roses became America’s Premier Sporting Event, James C. Nicholson, who was reared on a Lexington, Kentucky thoroughbr
Harry Cannon
Biographical studies provide insights into social, political, economic and cultural changes in society. This biographical essay on Harry Cannon, an Irish international soccer goalkeeper in the 1920s, apart from recreating Cannon’s extraordinary sporting career, also enhances our knowledge of how sport was organized in the newly independent Irish Free State and in particular how sport was organized in the army of the new state. The agenda-driven p…
Forging a Kingdom
Richard McElligott's Forging a Kingdom: the GAA in Kerry 1884–1934 is a significant addition to what is an extensive body of Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) literature. It is the first in-depth e
Gold, Silver and Green
Women and Sport in Victorian Westmeath
Inclusive growth
The two decades either side of the global financial crisis have seen a remarkable surge and an equally remarkable reaction to global inequalities. This has played some part in fuelling the recent populist backlash against globalisation. In response, many global institutions and some national governments have embraced the concept of inclusive growth – proposing a policy agenda designed to share the benefits of economic growth and development more …
From ‘There is No Alternative’ to ‘Maybe There are Alternatives’
Prior to the 2008 financial crisis, politicians famously told the public and themselves that ‘there is no alternative’ to a neoliberal economic paradigm. Fast‐forward to 2019 and there is, instead, the sense that ‘maybe there are alternatives’. However, when many observers and commentators look back to the 2008 crisis, they see a general continuity with what went before. In order to gain a better understanding of this ‘interregnum’, we map five s…
The social meaning of wealth taxes
Wealth taxes are back on the political agenda of developed democracies, but are subject to contestation. Given increasing inequality, middle classes may support wealth taxes so to redistribute wealth from the rich. However, asset appreciation has become central to the realization of life chances, so a political programme of 'wealth taxes' may appear threatening. This paper asks: what does the prospect of increased wealth taxes mean to the middle …
The Ineffectiveness of CSR
In the face of pressure from civil society, unions and consumers to improve labour standards for the workers producing their goods, companies at the helm of global garment supply chains have made commitments to pay living wages within their supply chains. Harnessing insights from the critical political economy literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR), we investigate the actions of garment companies to meet these commitments. We do so t…
Ireland and the Paris Olympic Games (1924)
Ireland first competed as an independent nation in the Olympic Games at Paris in 1924. The Irish presence in Paris was largely due to the work of J.J. Keane, who became the first Irish member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1922. This made it possible for Ireland to compete independently in the Olympics. As Keane lobbied for IOC membership, he also persuaded the two rival athletic controlling bodies of Irish athletics to abandon t…
Gold, Silver and Green
Women and Sport in Victorian Westmeath
Women and Sport in Victorian Westmeath
Gold, Silver and Green
Forging a Kingdom
Richard McElligott's Forging a Kingdom: the GAA in Kerry 1884–1934 is a significant addition to what is an extensive body of Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) literature. It is the first in-depth e
Harry Cannon
Biographical studies provide insights into social, political, economic and cultural changes in society. This biographical essay on Harry Cannon, an Irish international soccer goalkeeper in the 1920s, apart from recreating Cannon’s extraordinary sporting career, also enhances our knowledge of how sport was organized in the newly independent Irish Free State and in particular how sport was organized in the army of the new state. The agenda-driven p…
The Kentucky Derby
In the introduction chapter to his book The Kentucky Derby, How the Run for the Roses became America’s Premier Sporting Event, James C. Nicholson, who was reared on a Lexington, Kentucky thoroughbr
Ireland and the Paris Olympic Games (1924)
Ireland first competed as an independent nation in the Olympic Games at Paris in 1924. The Irish presence in Paris was largely due to the work of J.J. Keane, who became the first Irish member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1922. This made it possible for Ireland to compete independently in the Olympics. As Keane lobbied for IOC membership, he also persuaded the two rival athletic controlling bodies of Irish athletics to abandon t…
From ‘There is No Alternative’ to ‘Maybe There are Alternatives’
Prior to the 2008 financial crisis, politicians famously told the public and themselves that ‘there is no alternative’ to a neoliberal economic paradigm. Fast‐forward to 2019 and there is, instead, the sense that ‘maybe there are alternatives’. However, when many observers and commentators look back to the 2008 crisis, they see a general continuity with what went before. In order to gain a better understanding of this ‘interregnum’, we map five s…
Inclusive growth
The two decades either side of the global financial crisis have seen a remarkable surge and an equally remarkable reaction to global inequalities. This has played some part in fuelling the recent populist backlash against globalisation. In response, many global institutions and some national governments have embraced the concept of inclusive growth – proposing a policy agenda designed to share the benefits of economic growth and development more …
Ireland’s footballers at the 1924 and 1948 Olympic Games
Wednesday, 28 May 1924 is a seminal date in the history of Irish sport. On this date, the footballers of the Football Association of the Irish Free State became the first representatives of independent Ireland to engage in Olympic competition. The footballers were representing an association that had its jurisdiction limited to the territory of the Irish Free State, at a time when the British Olympic Association were raising questions about the j…
The Ineffectiveness of CSR
In the face of pressure from civil society, unions and consumers to improve labour standards for the workers producing their goods, companies at the helm of global garment supply chains have made commitments to pay living wages within their supply chains. Harnessing insights from the critical political economy literature on corporate social responsibility (CSR), we investigate the actions of garment companies to meet these commitments. We do so t…
The London Olympics 1908
The Olympic Games of 1908 featured Irish-born emigrant athletes representing the United States, Canada and Great Britain whilst Irish-domiciled athletes also represented the latter. The competitors of the Diaspora enjoyed an exceptional success rate especially those representing the USA and Canada. The USA success in athletics was powered by members of the Irish-American Athletic Club (I-AAC). Some members visited Dublin after the Games for an in…
Harder, better, faster, stronger? Work intensity and ‘good work’ in the United Kingdom
Work intensity in the United Kingdom has increased, yet gaps in our understanding of its causes and effects remain. It is often missing in current debates around job quality. This paper presents new evidence on the relationship between work intensity and job insecurity and on the negative effects of high work intensity for health and well‐being. Its findings help to inform debates about ‘good work’
Covid‐19 and the work of trade unions
Trade unions face long‐term challenges including declining memberships that threaten their influence. COVID‐19 created new challenges and possibilities for renewal. This article presents findings from a study conducted during the pandemic, comprising a large survey and interviews that investigated how unions adapted to the changes to working life they and their members faced. Evidence from UK unions shows unions rapidly changing how they worked, …
The social meaning of wealth taxes
Wealth taxes are back on the political agenda of developed democracies, but are subject to contestation. Given increasing inequality, middle classes may support wealth taxes so to redistribute wealth from the rich. However, asset appreciation has become central to the realization of life chances, so a political programme of 'wealth taxes' may appear threatening. This paper asks: what does the prospect of increased wealth taxes mean to the middle …
Political science (9 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (7 works) · History (6 works) · History (6 works) · Irish (5 works)