Alan Hunt (academic) explained
Alan Hunt was formerly the Chancellor's Professor of Sociology and Law at Carleton University. He had a B.A. Hons. in Sociology; LL.B.; Ph.D. in Sociology (University of Leeds, UK).[1]
His main fields of research interests included legal theory, sociology of law, the relationship between legal and social theory, social regulation and the way in which law interacts with other forms of control, with a particular interest in the regulation of consumption (e.g. alcohol, tobacco, etc.). He researched the relationship between moral and legal regulation with particular reference to the control of sexuality, prostitution and pornography. In addition, he was the founding chair of the Critical Legal Conference.
Books
- Governing Morals: A Social History of Moral Regulation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999.[2] [3] [4]
- Governance of the Consuming Passions: A History of Sumptuary Regulation, Macmillan, London, 1996.[5] [6]
- Foucault and Law: Towards a New Sociology of Law as Governance (with Gary Wickham), Westview Press, Boulder, Co., 1994.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Hunt, Alan J. - Department of Law and Legal Studies. Carleton University. en-US. 2017-12-26.
- Burnham. J. C.. 2001-03-01. Governing Morals: A Social History of Moral Regulation. By Alan Hunt (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999. x plus 273pp.). Journal of Social History. en. 34. 3. 709–710. 10.1353/jsh.2001.0005. 142077207. 0022-4529.
- Web site: Alan Hunt. Governing Morals: A Social History of Moral Regulation.. Valverde. Mariana. 2000. Canadian Journal of Sociology Online. 2017-12-26.
- Bristow. Edward. Hunt. Alan. Governing Morals: A Social History of Moral Regulation. The American Historical Review. 106. 1. 138. 10.2307/2652239. 2652239. 2001.
- Crowston. Clare. 1998-03-01. Governance of the Consuming Passions: A History of Sumptuary Law by Alan Hunt. American Journal of Sociology. 103. 5. 1475–1477. 10.1086/231389. 151965312. 0002-9602.
- Skidmore. Paul. 1997. Governance of the consuming passions: A history of sumptuary law. By Hunt Alan. [Basingstoke and London: Macmillan Press Ltd. 1996. xix, 431, (References) 28 and (index) 7pp. Hardback. £45:00 net. ISBN 0-333-63332-6.]]. The Cambridge Law Journal. 56. 3. 631–633. 10.1017/S0008197300098639. 145565170 . 1469-2139.
- Shelly. Robert. 1996. Foucault and Law: Towards a Sociology of Law as Governance. UNSW Law Journal. 19. 512 - 516.
- Baxter. Hugh. 1996. Bringing Foucault into Law and Law into Foucault. 1229368. Stanford Law Review. 48. 2. 449–479. 10.2307/1229368.
