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History is not about the past; it is about understanding the present and shaping the future. What do the past struggles of labour movements, with all their tensions and contradictions, teach us today? This free online course analyses historical examples of labour's responses to questions of democracy, dictatorships, authoritarianism, migration, capitalist crises and others. The aim is to deepen our understanding of the challenges of our times as well as sharpen our analysis, visions and strategies for the future. Check our trailer here. The Global Labour University Online Academy is moving to a new platform. Details about the new platform will be provided shortly. Meanwhile, we strongly encourage you to complete this course by 15 June because your progress will not be transferred to the new platform. iversity will automatically generate a Certificate of Participation as soon as you reach 80% completion rate. We look forward to seeing you all on our new platform.
Syllabus
- Course Introduction
- Why Does Labour Organise?: A Historical Perspecti…
- Labour Movements' Struggle for Democracy: Achieve…
- Labour and the Migration Question: What Does Hist…
- Labour Movements and Other Social Movements: Coll…
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Taught by
Edlira Xhafa, Peter Rossman, Tim Pringle, Rick Halpern, Peter Cole, Jon Hyslop, Daniel Edmonds, Ms Debora Migliucci, Mr William P Jones, Dorothy Sue Cobble, Mr Marcelo Rosa, Mr Kjell Östberg, Lucien van der Walt, Mr Peter Dwyer, and Silke Neunsinger