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Power, Politics, and Influence at Work 

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Power, Politics, and Influence at Work
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University of Manchester 
Overview

Discover the causes of global employment (in)equalities, and how workers can gain a better voice for a fairer future

Duration

5 weeks

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

UG Certificate

Power, Politics, and Influence at Work
 at 
University of Manchester 
Highlights

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  • Learn from industry experts
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Power, Politics, and Influence at Work
 at 
University of Manchester 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • This course would appeal to workplace representatives and trade unionists, as well as those who work or volunteer for social and political movements concerned with labour and citizenship rights
What are the course deliverables?
  • Explain the dimensions of work and employment studies as a discrete field of study
  • Describe different models of power that affect employment conditions
  • Assess the way Government (e.g. the State) regulate employment equalities
  • Discuss the way new technologies can influence employment relationships and work conditions
  • Evaluate different systems for worker voice
  • Debate different developments and scenarios that can affect the future of work
More about this course
  • On this course, you will get an introduction to the world of ‘work and employment studies’ (WES), from experts at the Work and Equalities Institute at the University of Manchester, the Department of Work and Employment Studies at the University of Limerick, and Liverpool University Management School
  • You’ll explore how global employment conditions have become ever more fragmented and unequal, before examining the different frameworks of power and politics that relate to your workplace, learning how employees can find a voice through trade unions

Power, Politics, and Influence at Work
 at 
University of Manchester 
Curriculum

Week 1 Introductions: power, work and employment studies

Week 2 History, global capitalism and the importance of contexts

Week 3 The state, the law and equality

Week 4 Who speaks for whom?

Week 5 The future of power, politics and influences at work

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Power, Politics, and Influence at Work
 at 
University of Manchester 
Faculty details

Miguel Martinez Lucio
Miguel Martinez Lucio is a Professor at the University of Manchester, England. He researches on questions related to work, employment, representation and regulation.
Tony Dundon
Tony is a Professor at the University of Limerick, Ireland; and Visiting Professor at the Work & Equalities Institute, University of Manchester.

Power, Politics, and Influence at Work
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University of Manchester 
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