Biography
Pat Thane graduated in Modern History from Oxford, then gained her PhD at London School of Economics in the Department of Social Science and Administration. She was, successively, a Reader in Social History in the Department of Social Sciences at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She then went on to become a Professor of Contemporary History in the School of Social Sciences at University of Sussex from 1994-2001. During her time at Sussex she was Chair of the History Subject Group from 1998-2001.
Dr Thane soon went on to become a Leverhulme Professor of Contemporary British History, Institute of Historical Research, with the University of London, 2001-10. She has, since, become an Emeritus Professor with the University of London and was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2006. She has held the role of Visiting Professor at several institutions around the world including Nanjing University, China, Kyoto University, Japan and Macquarie University, Australia and has been frequently interviewed on radio and TV.
Research
Dr Pat Thane research interests include 20th century British social and political history including on aspects of social policy, gender relations and the history of the labour movement. Her research focuses upon inequalities and social policy in Britain, c. 1900 to the present, especially focusing upon age, gender, poverty. My most recent book is Divided Kingdom. A History of Britain 1900 to the Present (CUP 2018).
Teaching
Dr Pat Thane teaches on the MA in Politics and Contemporary History: modules on Welfare and the State in Britain 1900-1945, 1945-present and contributes to modules on politics and society since c. 1900.
She currently supervises seven PhD students and has supervised many to successful completion on aspects of 20th century British social and political history including on aspects of social policy, gender relations and the history of the labour movement.
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Thane, P. M., 5 Apr 2018, The Oxford Handbook of Modern British Political History, 1800-2000. Brown, D., Crowcroft, R. & Pentland, G. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 563-582 20 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198714897.013.3
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Thane, P. M., 15 Jan 2018, The State of Welfare: Comparative Studies of the Welfare State at the End of the Long Boom 1965-1980. Eklund, E., Oppenheimer, M. & Scott, J. (eds.). Oxford: Peter Lang, p. 199- 217 18 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Thane, P., 2018, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 494 p. Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139644310
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Thane, P. M., 31 May 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Palgrave Communications. p. 1-4 4 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thane, P., 24 Mar 2017, People, places and identities: Themes in British social and cultural history, 1700s-1980s. Manchester University Press, Manchester, p. 132-151 20 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Thane, P. M., 1 Feb 2017, In: BBC History. p. 14 1 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thane, P. M., 1 Sep 2016, In: Women's History. 2, 6, p. 5-9 5 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thane, P. M. & Davidson, R., 16 Jun 2016, London: Child Poverty Action Group. 48 p. Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Thane, P. M., 3 May 2016, Paris: L'Harmattan (Paris). 18 p. Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Sovic, S., Thane, P. & Viazzo, P. P., 1 Jan 2016, The History of Families and Households: Comparative European Dimensions. Brill Academic Publishers, p. 1-9 9 p. (Central and Eastern Europe; vol. 6). Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review