Peter Thomas is currently the programme leader for the BSc Sociology (Professional Development) programme. He has teaching and research interests in British and European social policy, political economy and quantitative research methods.

Qualifications

BA (Hons) Politics - University of Lancaster

MA in Politics - University of Warwick

PhD in Politics and International Studies - University of Warwick

Employment History

2006-2009: Teaching Fellow, University of Birmingham

2010-2011: Visiting Tutor in Politics, Goldsmiths, University of London

2010-present: Lecturer in Sociology, University of East London

* BSc Sociology (Professional Development) programme leader

* Year 2 Tutor - BSc Sociology (Professional Development)

* Employability

* British and European Social policy

* Theories of Welfare;  welfare states and labour markets

* Part-time employment

* Political Economy

* Quantitative Research Methods

BSc Sociology (Professional Development)

IS1205 Markets, States and Individuals

IS3000 Research and Dissertation

IS3108 Work-based learning placement module

*New Labour and the liberal trilemma of the service economy: The impact on employment, worker poverty and wage inequality, 1997-2010

* The recent experience of part-time workers in the UK and Germany 1997-2010

* Siniver, A. and Thomas, P. G. (2011) “International Mediation and the Arab‐Israeli Conflict: A Historical Perspective of Success and Failure.” Paper presented on 17th March to the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada, March 16th -19th  2011