Personal profile
Research overview
Current research interests lie in the area of interpersonal violence in Scotland in the period 1700-1850 and what this has to tell us about changes in gender and family relations and social class in this era, paying particular attention to the impact of industrialisation. Ongoing interest remains in the impact of US direct inward investment on the Scottish economy and society in the period 1945 to 1970, with particualr attention on Dundee.
Other expertise
History of the Labour Party; Scottish Cotton Industry; Trade Unions; Class Structures; Women's History
Future research
Homicide, Criminality and Popular Protest in 18th and 19th Century Scotland
Industrial relevance
Industrial Relations, Criminal Trends
Academic/Professional Qualification
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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The Attack of the ‘half-formed persons’: the 1811–2 Tron Riot in Edinburgh Revisited
Knox, W. W., Oct 2012, In: Scottish Historical Review. 91, 2, p. 287-310Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Union Makes Us Strong? Work and Trade Unionism in Timex, 1946-83
Knox, W. W. & McKinlay, A., 2011, Jute No More: transforming Dundee . J. Tomlinson, C. A. W. (ed.). Dundee: Dundee University Press, p. 266-90 34 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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American multinationals and British trade unions, c.1945-1974
Knox, W. W. & McKinlay, A., 2010, In: Labor History. 51, 2, p. 211-229 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Crime, Protest and Policing in Nineteenth-Century Scotland
Knox, W. W. & McKinlay, A., 2010, History of Everyday Life in Scotland 1800 to 1900. Griffths, T. & Morton, G. (eds.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, Vol. 2. p. 196-224 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Technology and Toil in Nineteenth-Century Scotland: an overview
Knox, W. W., 2009, In: Études écossaises . 12, p. 65-77 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Male Sexual Violence in Interwar Scotland 1918-1930 (thesis data)
Heren, L. E. (Creator), Knox, W. W. (Supervisor) & Houston, R. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 1 Dec 2027
DOI: 10.17630/4bc31a61-0ff2-4544-b6f5-fb109c997e90, http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20907
Dataset: Thesis dataset