Work and Equalities Institute 6th Annual Lecture "Collectivism after Collectivism: orientations to collectivism and its role in post-redundancy lives of ex-steelworkers in the UK and Sweden
| Dates: | 5 June 2024 |
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| Times: | 11:00 - 12:30 |
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| What is it: | Lecture |
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| Organiser: | Work and Equalities Institute |
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| How much: | Free |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Prof Robert MacKenzie |
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At this year's annual Work and Equalities Institute lecture, guest speaker Professor Robert MacKenzie will explore orientations to collectivism amongst ex-steelworkers, based on an international collaborative study involving the UK, Sweden and Australia tracing the post-redundancy transitions of people five to ten years after the initial job loss.
In framing the discussion, he will draw on various aspects of the debates around collectivism, notably the divide between norm-based or instrumental motivations, and Social Custom Theory.
Crucially, the study contributes to debates that posit a more dynamic view of collectivism, which goes beyond the tendency to conflate collectivism with union organisation and the obsession with the presence or absence of workplace conflict as an indicator of collectivism. Professor MacKenzie's talk draws inspiration from studies that go beyond the factory gate to locate the world of production in the wider social domain.
Based on working-life biographical interviews with ex-steelworkers in the UK and Sweden, Professor MacKenzie will explore variations in orientations to collectivism over the course of their time in the steel plant and in the wake of redundancy.
Speaker
Prof Robert MacKenzie
Role: Professor of Working Life Science
Organisation: Karlstad University
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