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Dr Matt Wilson

Lecturer in People and Organisation, Business

matthew.wilson@swansea.ac.uk

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

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About

Matthew’s research explores the political, social and cultural terrains of alternative forms of organising, with a particular focus on the cooperative economy. His work draws heavily on the cultural theorist Stuart Hall, examining questions of conjunctures and common-senses in contemporary (alternative) organisational praxis and the wider spheres of social movement praxis.

He writes regularly for grassroots media, with recent publications in Stir: a magazine for the New Economy, New Internationalist, and Dope magazine.

Areas Of Expertise

Alternative Organising
Cultural Theory
Applied Ethics
Social Movements
Political theory

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Matthew is interested in helping students develop as critical thinkers, and use ideas drawn from popular education to establish a cooperative and collaborative relationship with students.

Research Collaborations

Publications

Research Highlights

Wilson, M. (n.d.) Wars of position: folk-politics, counter-hegemony, and the cooperative movement. Ephemera
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63211
Wilson, M. (2023). Gabriel Kuhn in Conversation With Matthew Wilson. Anarchist Studies, 31(1), 46-57.
https://doi.org/10.3898/as.31.1.03, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63208
http://dx.doi.org/10.3898/as.31.1.03
Wilson, M. (2023). Editorial: What Happened to The Anarchist Century?. Anarchist Studies, 31(1), 6-10.
https://doi.org/10.3898/as.31.1.editorial, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63206
http://dx.doi.org/10.3898/as.31.1.editorial

All Research

Journal Articles

Wilson, M. (2023). Gabriel Kuhn in Conversation With Matthew Wilson. Anarchist Studies, 31(1), 46-57.
https://doi.org/10.3898/as.31.1.03, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63208
http://dx.doi.org/10.3898/as.31.1.03
Wilson, M. (2023). Editorial: What Happened to The Anarchist Century?. Anarchist Studies, 31(1), 6-10.
https://doi.org/10.3898/as.31.1.editorial, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63206
http://dx.doi.org/10.3898/as.31.1.editorial
Wilson, M. (n.d.) Wars of position: folk-politics, counter-hegemony, and the cooperative movement. Ephemera
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63211

Taught Modules

MN-3512 Business Ethics

This module is concerned with the moral issues associated with business, managerial practices and policy. This module examines the ethics of business from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Typical questions dealt with in the modules are: Who are the stakeholders in an organisation and how far does corporate responsibility extend to them? Can corporations be considered ¿artificial humans¿? What strategies and policies are most effective in order to strengthen the ethical stance of the company: compliance and control versus responsibility and self-regulation? To what extent are corporate values applicable in different cultural circumstances? How would I deal with potential conflict between ethical standards and a corporate requirement to cut cost? This module is concerned with the morality of business and managerial practices and policies and the general area of moral issues in business. It examines this from both a theoretical and practical perspective.¿

Affiliated Positions

Visiting Fellow , Loughborough University

2022 - 2025

Public Engagements

Matthew is an active participant in the UK cooperative movement and other areas of the diverse economy, and regularly gives workshops at gatherings and conferences related to my research in this area.