Mark P. Thomas
Visiting Professor
- Ph.D. Sociology, (York), M.A. Sociology (Guelph), B.A.鈥怘onours Political Science & Sociology (杏吧原创)
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Visiting Professor Institute of Political Economy, Summer 2018
Professor Thomas is an at York University and the Director of the Global Labour Research Centre at York. His research interests are situated in the fields of political economy, economic sociology, and sociology of work and labour, with a specialization in the political economy of work and labour markets.
He is currently a co-investigator in two SSHRC-funded projects: 1) : Improving Employment Standards for Workers in Precarious Jobs 鈥 focuses on the enforcement of employment standards legislation in Canada. This project aims to understand the ways in which poor legislative enforcement exacerbates conditions of precarious work, and to develop strategies to improve enforcement for workers in precarious jobs. 2) Spaces of Labour in Moments of Urban Populism 鈥 explores intersections of populism, austerity, and labour in urban North America.
Professor Thomas is author of four books: (McGill-Queens, 2009), (co-edited with N. Pupo, University of Toronto Press, 2010), , 3rd Edition (coauthored with A. Jackson, Canadian Scholars Press, 2017), and (co-edited with D. Brock and R. Raby, Nelson, 2012). His research has been published in scholarly journals including Antipode, Economic & Industrial Democracy, Economic & Labour Relations Review, Journal of Industrial Relations, Labor Studies Journal, Labour/Le Travail, and Studies in Political Economy.
Click here to view the Course Outline for PECO 5501 鈥 Socio-Geographic and Intersectional Perspectives on Work and Labour Description Summer 2018