Peter Butler
Biographic Data
| ID | 3965013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Butler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Butler |
| SIGNATURE | BUTLER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | De Montfort University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7410-6017 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1925 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Limits of the Possible
Many third‐sector organisations (TSOs) deliver employability support for vulnerable groups, but can they address the quality of jobs their users enter? The question is timely in the UK, given structural constraints presented by its neoliberal labour market/welfare regime and the recently elected Labour Government's aim of moving job centres towards a supportive approach focused on ‘good work’. An interesting comparison emerges with Scotland, wher…
Employer Engagement with Third-Sector Activation Programmes for Vulnerable Groups
Employer engagement with active labour market programmes (ALMPs) and related employability projects is seen as vital to their 'success'. However, the role of employers remains under-researched - a gap which widens in relation to non-governmental programmes led by not-for-profit, third-sector organisations (TSOs). Recent studies suggest that engaging employers may depend on addressing both human resource (HR) and corporate social responsibility (C…
Flood Risk Impacts from an Unlikely Source
In recent decades, urban areas have faced increasing flood risk, disproportionately affecting marginalized groups. The 1930s redlining practices in the United States have had socioeconomic and environmental impacts in multiple cities. However, there remains an incomplete understanding of the relationship between redlining and urban flood risk. This study addresses this need by investigating the spatial distribution of green infrastructure (GI) an…
Of charities and choice
‘Work-first’ (or ‘workfare’) activation policies severely restrict the choices of the unemployed. Can third-sector organisations (TSOs), with their person-centred mission, support long-term unemployed adults to make their own choices, given individual and societal constraints? Commentators often focus on ‘what works’ in supporting those with complex needs; others draw on the ‘capabilities approach’ (CA). With commentators often talking past each …
Pay progression in routinised service sector work
The United Kingdom's widespread use of low‐skill, low‐paid employment has been well documented. It has been argued internal labour markets (ILMs) benefit such workers, affording them with opportunities for progression. Relatively little is known, however, about the impact of ILMs on entry level workers undertaking routinised service sector work. Drawing on qualitative data, this article explores the prospects on offer in a market leading, fast fo…
A Minute's a Life-Time in Fast-Food
The fast-food sector remains significantly under researched relative to its size and importance. Drawing on qualitative data this article explores the nature of managerial work in a market leading organisation. The research speaks to important contemporary debates vis-a-vis managerial job quality in routinised service sector work and the compatibility of such jobs with key quality of working life (QWL) criteria (e.g. opportunities for skills deve…
Workplace partnership and legitimacy
The phenomenon of workplace partnership has attracted significant academic interest. This article uses case study evidence from a traditional heavy engineering MNC context to examine how the pursuit of collaborative strategies affected the roles of a multi-layered, mature community of trade union shop stewards. The analytical lens of legitimacy is used to provide insight into the contrasting experiences of senior and sectional stewards - a hither…
The worker, the workplace, and the need for unemployment insurance
Le chômage et la dépendance des prestations de l'assurance chômage qui en découle ne peuvent s'expliquer uniquement en termes de compétence naturelle, d'éducation, de formation professionnelle ou d'expérience préalable du travailleur en tant qu'individu. Lorsqu'on analyse ces attributs, on constate que leurs effets sont médiatisés par l'influence du lieu de travail. Pour explorer cette proposition, nous nous servons d'un modèle segmentaire d'étab…
Establishments and the work‐welfare mix
Dans cet article, nous étudions le problème de l'emploi chez les assistés sociaux. Nous montrons qu'il existe, parmi les cas sociaux, un mouvement assez considérable lié A l'emploi. Les données indiquent également que la plupart des bénéficiaires renoncent éventuellement à leurs droits d'assistés sociaux pour prendre un emploi à court terme, généralement mal payé, dans un des établissements oh prédominent les emplois présentant ces caractéristiqu…
Earnings and transfers
Cette communication examine la question des sources de revenus des foyers et comment elles sont combinées. Son but est de montrer que le lieu de l'emploi du chef du foyer dans le monde de travail marginal influence la présence de revenus de transfert dans le montant total des revenus de la famille. Nous partons de l'hypothèse que, même si un emploi est à salaire bas, c'est sa situation dans le monde de travail marginal, plutôt que dans le monde d…
The Phoenix Cup
The Phoenix Cup Get access The Phoenix Cup. Some Notes on Japan in 1946. By John Morris. 1947. (London: The Cresset Press. 83⁄4′′ × 51⁄2′′. x + 224 pp. Illus. 12s. 6d.) P. D. Butler P. D. Butler Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 24, Issue 3, July 1948, Page 467, https://doi.org/10.2307/3018773 Published: 01 July 1948
Letters to the American Colonization Society [Part 4]
A Minute's a Life-Time in Fast-Food
The fast-food sector remains significantly under researched relative to its size and importance. Drawing on qualitative data this article explores the nature of managerial work in a market leading organisation. The research speaks to important contemporary debates vis-a-vis managerial job quality in routinised service sector work and the compatibility of such jobs with key quality of working life (QWL) criteria (e.g. opportunities for skills deve…
Of charities and choice
‘Work-first’ (or ‘workfare’) activation policies severely restrict the choices of the unemployed. Can third-sector organisations (TSOs), with their person-centred mission, support long-term unemployed adults to make their own choices, given individual and societal constraints? Commentators often focus on ‘what works’ in supporting those with complex needs; others draw on the ‘capabilities approach’ (CA). With commentators often talking past each …
Employer Engagement with Third-Sector Activation Programmes for Vulnerable Groups
Employer engagement with active labour market programmes (ALMPs) and related employability projects is seen as vital to their 'success'. However, the role of employers remains under-researched - a gap which widens in relation to non-governmental programmes led by not-for-profit, third-sector organisations (TSOs). Recent studies suggest that engaging employers may depend on addressing both human resource (HR) and corporate social responsibility (C…
Workplace partnership and legitimacy
The phenomenon of workplace partnership has attracted significant academic interest. This article uses case study evidence from a traditional heavy engineering MNC context to examine how the pursuit of collaborative strategies affected the roles of a multi-layered, mature community of trade union shop stewards. The analytical lens of legitimacy is used to provide insight into the contrasting experiences of senior and sectional stewards - a hither…
Letters to the American Colonization Society [Part 4]
The Phoenix Cup
The Phoenix Cup Get access The Phoenix Cup. Some Notes on Japan in 1946. By John Morris. 1947. (London: The Cresset Press. 83⁄4′′ × 51⁄2′′. x + 224 pp. Illus. 12s. 6d.) P. D. Butler P. D. Butler Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Affairs, Volume 24, Issue 3, July 1948, Page 467, https://doi.org/10.2307/3018773 Published: 01 July 1948
Earnings and transfers
Cette communication examine la question des sources de revenus des foyers et comment elles sont combinées. Son but est de montrer que le lieu de l'emploi du chef du foyer dans le monde de travail marginal influence la présence de revenus de transfert dans le montant total des revenus de la famille. Nous partons de l'hypothèse que, même si un emploi est à salaire bas, c'est sa situation dans le monde de travail marginal, plutôt que dans le monde d…
Establishments and the work‐welfare mix
Dans cet article, nous étudions le problème de l'emploi chez les assistés sociaux. Nous montrons qu'il existe, parmi les cas sociaux, un mouvement assez considérable lié A l'emploi. Les données indiquent également que la plupart des bénéficiaires renoncent éventuellement à leurs droits d'assistés sociaux pour prendre un emploi à court terme, généralement mal payé, dans un des établissements oh prédominent les emplois présentant ces caractéristiqu…
The worker, the workplace, and the need for unemployment insurance
Le chômage et la dépendance des prestations de l'assurance chômage qui en découle ne peuvent s'expliquer uniquement en termes de compétence naturelle, d'éducation, de formation professionnelle ou d'expérience préalable du travailleur en tant qu'individu. Lorsqu'on analyse ces attributs, on constate que leurs effets sont médiatisés par l'influence du lieu de travail. Pour explorer cette proposition, nous nous servons d'un modèle segmentaire d'étab…
Workplace partnership and legitimacy
The phenomenon of workplace partnership has attracted significant academic interest. This article uses case study evidence from a traditional heavy engineering MNC context to examine how the pursuit of collaborative strategies affected the roles of a multi-layered, mature community of trade union shop stewards. The analytical lens of legitimacy is used to provide insight into the contrasting experiences of senior and sectional stewards - a hither…
A Minute's a Life-Time in Fast-Food
The fast-food sector remains significantly under researched relative to its size and importance. Drawing on qualitative data this article explores the nature of managerial work in a market leading organisation. The research speaks to important contemporary debates vis-a-vis managerial job quality in routinised service sector work and the compatibility of such jobs with key quality of working life (QWL) criteria (e.g. opportunities for skills deve…
Pay progression in routinised service sector work
The United Kingdom's widespread use of low‐skill, low‐paid employment has been well documented. It has been argued internal labour markets (ILMs) benefit such workers, affording them with opportunities for progression. Relatively little is known, however, about the impact of ILMs on entry level workers undertaking routinised service sector work. Drawing on qualitative data, this article explores the prospects on offer in a market leading, fast fo…
Of charities and choice
‘Work-first’ (or ‘workfare’) activation policies severely restrict the choices of the unemployed. Can third-sector organisations (TSOs), with their person-centred mission, support long-term unemployed adults to make their own choices, given individual and societal constraints? Commentators often focus on ‘what works’ in supporting those with complex needs; others draw on the ‘capabilities approach’ (CA). With commentators often talking past each …
Flood Risk Impacts from an Unlikely Source
In recent decades, urban areas have faced increasing flood risk, disproportionately affecting marginalized groups. The 1930s redlining practices in the United States have had socioeconomic and environmental impacts in multiple cities. However, there remains an incomplete understanding of the relationship between redlining and urban flood risk. This study addresses this need by investigating the spatial distribution of green infrastructure (GI) an…
The Limits of the Possible
Many third‐sector organisations (TSOs) deliver employability support for vulnerable groups, but can they address the quality of jobs their users enter? The question is timely in the UK, given structural constraints presented by its neoliberal labour market/welfare regime and the recently elected Labour Government's aim of moving job centres towards a supportive approach focused on ‘good work’. An interesting comparison emerges with Scotland, wher…
Employer Engagement with Third-Sector Activation Programmes for Vulnerable Groups
Employer engagement with active labour market programmes (ALMPs) and related employability projects is seen as vital to their 'success'. However, the role of employers remains under-researched - a gap which widens in relation to non-governmental programmes led by not-for-profit, third-sector organisations (TSOs). Recent studies suggest that engaging employers may depend on addressing both human resource (HR) and corporate social responsibility (C…
Political science (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (8 works) · Business (5 works) · Public relations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Employability (3 works)