Dr Andy Hodder

Dr Andy Hodder

Department of Management
Reader in Employment Relations
Head of Organisation, Work and Employment Group

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0)121 414 6536
Email
a.j.hodder@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
@hodderandy
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Birmingham Business School
University House
Birmingham
B15 2TT

Dr Andy Hodder joined Birmingham Business School in September 2012. He is currently a Reader in Employment Relations, and Head of the Organisation, Work and Employment Group. Between 2019 and 2021, he was the University’s Director of Postgraduates (PGT).

Andy’s research examines contemporary employment relations in a range of contexts and can be split into three interrelated areas – trade union action, identity and purpose; trade union engagement with young workers; new technologies and employment relations. He is a member of the ‘Employment relations, trade unions and employee voice’ research group in the Department of Management, and the Work Inclusivity Research Centre (WIRC) at Birmingham Business School.

Between 2019 and 2022, Andy was Secretary of the British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA) – the UK’s main association for those researching the politics of work. He is co-editor-in-chief of New Technology, Work and Employment, co-editor of the Emerald Book Series ‘Trade Unionism: Changing Contexts and Shifting Paradigms’ with Miguel Martínez Lucio, and co-editor of the Bristol University Press Book Series ‘Understanding Work and Employment Relations’ with Stephen Mustchin.

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (University of Birmingham)
  • PhD - Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (Keele University)
  • MRes - Social Science Research Methods in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (Keele University)
  • BA (Hons) - Business Administration and Human Resource Management (Keele University)

Research

  • Trade unionism (growth, purpose, renewal and structure)
  • Theory and industrial relations 

Andy has worked with a range of trade union organisations (including the British Dietetic Association, the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers, the European Trade Union Confederation, FH - the Danish Trade Union Confederation, the GMB, the General Federation of Trade Unions, the Public and Commercial Services union, Strike Map, the Trades Union Congress, and Unions 21).

Other activities

Publications

Recent publications

Book

Hodder, A & Martinez Lucio, M (eds) 2025, Focusing or Fragmenting Representation at Work? Specialist trade union representation in the United Kingdom. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/9781801174824

Hodder, A & Mustchin, S (eds) 2024, The Value of Industrial Relations: Contemporary Work and Employment in Britain. Understanding Work and Employment Relations, Bristol University Press.

Article

Hodder, A & Mustchin, S 2025, 'Measuring the 2022–2023 strike wave in Britain: ballots, participation and methodological implications', Industrial Relations Journal, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 46-74. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12450

Hodder, A 2025, 'The methodological challenges of measuring the duration of strikes: insights from Canada 1960-2024', Industrial Relations Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.70017

Bessa, I, Hodder, A & Kelly, J 2025, 'Why Do So Many People Not Vote? Correlates of Participation in Trade Union Strike Ballots', Work, Employment & Society, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 290-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/09500170241249021

Hodder, A & Mustchin, S 2024, 'Examining the recent strike wave in the UK: the problem with official statistics', British Journal of Sociology, vol. 75, no. 2, pp. 239-245. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13069

Chapter

Martinez Lucio, M & Hodder, A 2025, Developments, Possibilities and Connections: Reflecting on the Challenges and Significance of New Forms of Trade Union Representation. in A Hodder & M Martinez Lucio (eds), Focusing or Fragmenting Representation at Work? Specialist trade union representation in the United Kingdom. Emerald, pp. 113-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-482-420251007

Birelma, A, Hodder, A & Vandaele, K 2025, Introduction. in International Strike Report (2023). pp. 4.

Hodder, A & Martinez Lucio, M 2025, Introduction: The Reshaping of Workplace Representation in the United Kingdom and the Development of Focused Trade Union Roles. in A Hodder & M Martinez Lucio (eds), Focusing or Fragmenting Representation at Work? Specialist trade union representation in the United Kingdom. Emerald, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-482-420251001

Hodder, A & Mustchin, S 2025, The UK. in International Strike Report (2023). pp. 108.

Simms, M & Hodder, A 2025, Understanding young worker representation in trade unions. in A Hodder & M Martinez Lucio (eds), Focusing or Fragmenting Representation at Work? Specialist trade union representation in the United Kingdom. Emerald, pp. 69-90. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-482-420251005

Mustchin, S & Hodder, A 2024, Introduction: The Enduring ‘Point’ and Value of Industrial Relations Research. in A Hodder & S Mustchin (eds), The Value of Industrial Relations: Contemporary Work and Employment in Britain. Understanding Work and Employment Relations, Bristol University Press.

Commissioned report

Hodder, A & Mustchin, S 2024, Putting struggle on the map: a report of industrial action recorded via Strike Map in 2023. Strike Map.

Editorial

Hodder, A & Gold, M 2024, 'Guest editorial: Reframing Fox: the continued impact of “Beyond Contract” and “Man Mismanagement” 50 years on', Employee Relations, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 1217-1232. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-10-2024-641

Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

Hodder, A 2025, Trade Unions. in L McCann, E Granter, O Bozkurt, R Finn, C Hunter, N Kivinen, A Kumar & B Wierman (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of Critical Management Studies. Elgar Encyclopedias in Business and Management, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 483–484. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377721.000118

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