Dr Torsten Geelan
BA Econ, MPhil, PhD
Current positions
Lecturer in Economic Sociology and the Future of Work
School of Management - Business School
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy: Trade Unions and the 'Jobs versus Environment' Dilemma
Principal Investigator
Description
EcoUnions is a comparative, interdisciplinary and multi methods study that will: (a) examine and compare trade union approaches to the dilemma in Denmark and the United Kingdom (UK); b) explore…Managing organisational unit
School of Management - Business SchoolDates
02/09/2021 to 02/07/2024
The New Frontier of Industrial Relations Research: Investigating the Social Media Networks and Digital Geography of Contemporary Industrial Action
Principal Investigator
Description
In contemporary industrial action, social media has become a crucial arena for trade unions, employers and the State competing to control the agenda and shape the narrative to their advantage.…Managing organisational unit
School of Management - Business SchoolDates
01/04/2020 to 31/08/2022
Publications
Selected publications
09/03/2022The combustible mix of coalitional and discursive power: British trade unions, social media and the People's Assembly Against Austerity
New Technology, Work and Employment
Introduction to the Special Issue - The internet, social media and trade union revitalization: Still behind the digital curve or catching up?
New Technology, Work and Employment
Enhancing transnational labour solidarity: the unfulfilled promise of the Internet and social media
Industrial Relations Journal
Recent publications
01/01/2022Danish Trade Unions and Young People
European Trade Unions in the 21st Century
The combustible mix of coalitional and discursive power: British trade unions, social media and the People's Assembly Against Austerity
New Technology, Work and Employment
Introduction to the Special Issue - The internet, social media and trade union revitalization: Still behind the digital curve or catching up?
New Technology, Work and Employment
The Trials and Tribulations of Social Media and Transnational Labour Solidarity
Protest Technologies and Media Revolutions
From Financial Crisis to Social Change: Towards Alternative Horizons
From Financial Crisis to Social Change: Towards Alternative Horizons