Greg Edwards
A guiding light: British labour officers, trade unions, and de-colonisation in the Caribbean
Greg’s area of study is the role of labour and trade unionism in the decolonisation of the Eastern Caribbean.
His thesis will examine how British trade union involvement in the Eastern Caribbean shaped how labour organized and how labour itself responded after the labour rebellions of the 1930’s. He will examine the agency of trade union members within the emerging movement and to what effect the forms of labour organisation and representation had on how decolonisation developed.
PhD
Supervisors: Professor Matthew Smith (Primary Supervisor) and Dr. Jack Saunders (Secondary Supervisor)
Working title: A guiding light: British labour officers, trade unions, and de-colonisation in the Caribbean
Expected completion date: 2028
Qualifications
- BA Politics, Durham University (1989)
- MA Contemporary History and Politics, Birkbeck, University of London (2025)