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Dr. Andy Hodder is Reader in Employment Relations in Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. His research examines contemporary trade unionism in a range of contexts, and the impact of technology on employment relations. He has published on the relationship between young workers and trade unions, union use of social media and issues associated with union organisation, mobilisation and strike action.
Andy is co-editor-in-chief of New Technology, Work and Employment; Book Reviews Editor the Industrial Relations Journal, Academic Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; an Editorial Board Member of the Industrial Relations Journal, former Secretary of the British Universities Industrial Relations Association (2019-2022), and co-editor of the Bristol University Press book series: Understanding Work and Employment Relations.
Journal articles
Bessa, I., Hodder, A. and Kelly, J. (2025)
'Why do people not vote? Correlates of participation in trade union strike ballots'
Work, Employment and Society 39(2): 290-310.
Hodder, A. and Mustchin, S. (2025)
Industrial Relations Journal, 56(1):46-74.
Hodder, A. and Mustchin, S. (2024)
‘Examining the recent strike wave in the UK: The problem with official statistics’
The British Journal of Sociology, 75(2): 239-245.
Hodder, A. (2024)
'Understanding the frames before Fox: the development of unitary and pluralist views on organisations'
Employee Relations, 46(6): 1233-1245
Hodder, A. and Gold, M. (2024)
'Reframing Fox: The continued impact of ‘Beyond Contract’ and ‘Man Mismanagement’ 50 years on'
Employee Relations, 46(6): 1217-1232.
Edwards, P. and Hodder, A. (2022)
‘Conflict and control in the contemporary workplace: Structured antagonism revisited’
Industrial Relations Journal, 53(3): 220-240.
Houghton, D. and Hodder, A. (2021)
New Technology, Work and Employment, 36 (2): 219-239.
Hodder, A. and Martínez Lucio, M. (2021)
'Pandemics, politics, and the resilience of employment relations research'
Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, 31(4): 430-438.
Hodder, A.
(2020)
'New technology, work and employment in the era of Covid-19'
New Technology, Work and Employment, 35 (3): 262-275.
Niforou, C. and Hodder, A. (2020)
‘Trade Union Pedagogy and Cross Border Action’
Global Networks: A Journal of Transnational Affairs, 20 (1): 3-24.
Hodder, A. and Houghton, D. (2020)
'Unions, social media and young workers - evidence from the UK'
New Technology, Work and Employment, 35 (1): 40-59.
Nowak, P. and Hodder, A. (2019)
‘150 years of the Trades Union Congress – reflections on the past and challenges for the future’
Employee Relations, 41 (2): 270-278.
Hodder, A., Fullin, G., Kahmann, M. and Sapre, S. (2018)
‘Walking the tightrope: the imperatives of balancing control and autonomy for young worker groups’
Work & Occupations, 45 (4): 475–500.
Geelan, T. and Hodder, A. (2017)
‘Enhancing Transnational Labour Solidarity: The Unfulfilled Promise of the Internet and Social Media’
Industrial Relations Journal, 48 (4): 345-364.
Hodder, A., Williams, M., Kelly, J. and McCarthy, N. (2017)
‘Does strike action stimulate trade union membership growth?’
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 55 (1): 165-186.
Harvey, G., Hodder, A. and Brammer, S. (2017)
‘Trade union participation in CSR deliberation: an evaluation’
Industrial Relations Journal, 48 (1): 42-55.
Hodder, A. and Edwards, P. (2015)
‘The essence of trade unions – understanding identity, ideology and purpose’
Work, Employment and Society, 29 (5): 843-854.
Hodder, A. and Houghton. D. (2015)
‘Union use of social media: a study of the University and College Union on Twitter’
New Technology, Work and Employment, 30 (3): 173-189.
Hodder, A.
(2015)
‘Young and unionised in the UK? Insights from the public sector’
Employee Relations, 37 (3): 314-328.
Hodder, A.
(2014)
‘Organising young workers in the Public and Commercial Services union’
Industrial Relations Journal, 45 (2): 153-168.
Edited journal special issues
Hodder, A. and Gold, M. (eds.)
(2024)
Employee Relations, 46 (6)
Geelan, T. and Hodder, A. (eds.) (2021)
New Technology, Work and Employment, 36 (2)
Hodder, A. (ed.)
(2020)
New Technology, Work and Employment
Hodder, A. and Nowak, P. (eds.) (2015)
‘The future of work and the future of unions'
Employee Relations, 41(2)
Edited books
Leeds: Emerald.
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Other publications:
Book contributions, reports and other papers:
Birelma, A., Hodder, A. and Vandaele, K. (2025) 'Introduction', in International Strike Report.
Hodder, A. and Mustchin, S. (2025) 'The UK', in International Strike Report.
Hodder, A. (2025) 'Trade Unions', in L. McCann, O. Buzkurt, R. Finn, E. Granter, C. Hunter, N. Kivinen, A. Kumar and B. Wierman (eds.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Critical Management Studies, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Hodder, A. and Martínez Lucio, M. (2025) 'Introduction: the reshaping of workplace representation in the United Kingdom and the development of focused trade union roles', in A. Hodder and M. Martínez Lucio (eds.) Focusing or Fragmenting Representation at Work?, Bradford: Emerald. 1-15.
Martínez Lucio, M. and Hodder, A. (2025) 'Developments, possibilities and connections: reflecting on the challenges and significance of new forms of trade union representation', in A. Hodder and M. Martínez Lucio (eds.) Focusing or Fragmenting Representation at Work?, Bradford: Emerald. 113-126.
Simms, M. and Hodder, A. (2025) 'Understanding young worker representation in trade unions', in A. Hodder and M. Martínez Lucio (eds.) Focusing or Fragmenting Representation at Work?, Bradford: Emerald. 69-90.
Hodder, A. and Mustchin, S. (2024) Putting Struggle on the Map: a report of industrial action recorded via Strike Map in 2023, London: Strike Map. 26 pages.
Mustchin, S. and Hodder, A. (2024) 'Introduction: the enduring "point" and value of industrial relations research', in A. Hodder and S. Mustchin (eds.) The Value of Industrial Relations, Bristol: Bristol University Press, 1-11.
Hodder, A. (2023) ‘Industrial Action’ in A. Wilkinson and S. Johnstone (eds.) The Encyclopaedia of Human Resource Management, 2nd edition, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham.
Geelan, T. and Hodder, A. (2021) ‘The Trials and Tribulations of Using Social Media to Enhance Transnational Labour Solidarity’, in A. Karatzogianni, I. Ferra, and M. Schandorf (eds.) Protest Technologies and Media Revolutions: The Longue Durée, Bingley: Emerald, 211-226.
Hodder, A. and Vandaele, K. (2019) Young workers: attitudes to work, unions and society, European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU): Belgium. Also available in French, Spanish, Serbo-Croatian, Swedish, German and Russian.
Simms, M., Holgate, J. and Hodder, A. (2018) Organising innovation: unions, young workers and precarity, Unions 21: London.
French, S. and Hodder, A. (2016) ‘Plus ça change: The Coalition government and the trade unions’, in P. Scott and S. Williams (eds.) Employment Relations under Coalition Government: The UK Experience, Routledge: London, 165-184.
Hodder, A. (2016) ‘Fixed Term Contracts’ in A. Wilkinson and S. Johnstone (eds.) The Encyclopaedia of Human Resource Management, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, pp. 145.
Hodder, A. (2016) ‘Industrial Action’ in A. Wilkinson and S. Johnstone (eds.) The Encyclopaedia of Human Resource Management, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, pp. 206.
Hodder, A. (2016) ‘Job Security’ in A. Wilkinson and S. Johnstone (eds.) The Encyclopaedia of Human Resource Management, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, pp. 240.
Hodder, A. (2016) ‘Precarious Work’ in A. Wilkinson and S. Johnstone (eds.) The Encyclopaedia of Human Resource Management, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, pp. 342.
Hodder, A. (2016) ‘청년 근로자와 노동조합 : 영국 사례’ (Young workers and trade unions – the case of the UK), International Labor Brief, 14 (11): 9-17 (published in Korean).
Hodder, A. (2015) ‘Union initiatives towards young workers’, GFTU Viewpoint Special Progressive Summit Issue: 22-23.
Hodder, A. (2015) ‘“Old Dusty Men”? Young People and Trade Unions In The UK’, in A. Hodder and L. Kretsos (eds.) Young Workers and Trade Unions: A Global View, Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, 142-176.
Hodder A. and Kretsos, L. (2015) ‘Young Workers and Unions: Context And Overview’ in A. Hodder and L. Kretsos (eds.) Young Workers and Trade Unions: A Global View, Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, 1-15.
Kretsos, L. and Hodder, A. (2015) ‘Concluding Comments’, in A. Hodder and L. Kretsos (eds.) Young Workers and Trade Unions: A Global View, Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, 195-200.
Hodder, A. (2012) ‘Organising young workers in the Public and Commercial Services union’, Paper published in the Proceedings of the 16th World Congress of the International Labour & Employment Relations Association, Philadelphia, 2nd-5th July 2012.
Hodder, A. and French, S. (2010) ‘Resisting public sector cuts: the key issue of union strategy’, Federation News, 10 (2): 6-7.
Book reviews
Hodder, A. (2016) 'Review of - Corporate Social Responsibility and Trade Unions: Perspectives Across Europe', Journal of Industrial Relations, 58 (3): 441-442.
Hodder, A. (2016) 'Review of - The Transformation of Employment Relations in Europe', Industrial Relations Journal, 47 (1): 98-99.
Hodder, A. (2015) 'Review of - Transnational trade unionism: building union power', Industrial Relations Journal, 46 (1): 78-80.
Hodder, A. (2013) 'Review of - Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management', Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations, 68 (2): 346-348.
Hodder, A. (2013) 'Review of Union voices: tactics and tensions in UK organizing', Labor History, 54 (3): 343-344.
Hodder, A. (2012) 'Review of New Trade Union Activism: Class Consciousness or Social Identity?', Labor History, 53 (1): 149-150.
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