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This cluster of papers focuses on labor relations, union revitalization, collective bargaining, and the impact of globalization on trade unions. It explores topics such as worker participation, employee voice, employer resistance to unionism, and the changing dynamics of workplace governance in the context of global economic shifts.

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Union Revitalization; Labor Movement; Employee Voice; Collective Bargaining; Trade Unions; Industrial Relations; Worker Participation; Globalization; Employer Resistance; Workplace Governance

Good Jobs, Bad Jobs: The Rise of Polarized and Precarious Employment Systems in the United States, 1970s to 2000s

2012-01-01

Laura Dresser

Parties without partisans: political change in advanced industrial democracies

2001-11-01

Russell J. Dalton , Martin Wattenberg

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 UNTHINKABLE DEMOCRACY: POLITICAL CHANGE IN ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACIES PART I PARTIES IN THE ELECTORATE CHAPTER 2 THE DECLINE OF PARTY IDENTIFICATIONS CHAPTER 3 THE CONSEQUENCES OF PARTISAN … INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 UNTHINKABLE DEMOCRACY: POLITICAL CHANGE IN ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACIES PART I PARTIES IN THE ELECTORATE CHAPTER 2 THE DECLINE OF PARTY IDENTIFICATIONS CHAPTER 3 THE CONSEQUENCES OF PARTISAN DEALIGNMENT CHAPTER 4 THE DECLINE OF PARTY MOBILIZATION PART II PARTIES AS POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS CHAPTER 5 PARTIES WITHOUT MEMBERS? PARTY ORGANIZATION IN A CHANGING ELECTORAL ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER 6 POLITICAL PARTIES AS CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATIONS CHAPTER 7 FROM SOCIAL INTEGRATION TO ELECTORAL CONTESTATION: THE CHANGING DISTRIBUTION OF POWER WITHIN POLITICAL PARTIES PART III PARTIES IN GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 8 PARTIES IN LEGISLATURE: TWO COMPETING EXPLANATIONS CHAPTER 9 PARTIES AT THE CORE OF GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 10 FROM PLATFORM DECLARATIONS TO POLICY OUTCOMES: CHANGING PARTY PROFILES AND PARTISAN INFLUENCE OVER POLICY CHAPTER 11 ON THE PRIMACY OF PARTY IN GOVERNMENT: WHY LEGISLATIVE PARTIES CAN SURVIVE PARTY DECLINE IN THE ELECTORATE CONCLUSION CHAPTER 12 PARTISAN CHANGE AND THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

Bringing the State Back In: Strategies of Analysis in Current Research

1985-09-13

Theda Skocpol

A sudden upsurge of interest in "the state" has occurred in comparative social science in the past decade. Whether as an object of investigation or as something invoked to explain … A sudden upsurge of interest in "the state" has occurred in comparative social science in the past decade. Whether as an object of investigation or as something invoked to explain outcomes of interest, the state as an actor or an institution has been highlighted in an extraordinary outpouring of studies by scholars of diverse theoretical proclivities from all of the major disciplines. The range of topics explored has been very wide. Students of Latin America, Africa, and Asia have examined the roles of states in instituting comprehensive political reforms, helping to shape national economic development, and bargaining with multinational corporations. Scholars interested in the advanced industrial democracies of Europe, North America, and Japan have probed the involvements of states in developing social programs and in managing domestic and international economic problems. Comparative-historical investigators have examined the formation of national states, the disintegration and rebuilding of states in social revolutions, and the impact of states on class formation, ethnic relations, women's rights, and modes of social protest. Economic historians and political economists have theorized about states as institutors of property rights and as regulators and distorters of markets. And cultural anthropologists have explored the special meanings and activities of "states" in non-Western settings.

Citizenship and Social Class

1951-03-01

Henry Hamilton , T. H. Marshall

Foreword by Robert Moore Preface by Tom Bottomore PART 1: Citizenship and Social Class Marshall 1. The Problem Stated, with the Assistance of Alfred Marshall 2. The Development of Citizenship … Foreword by Robert Moore Preface by Tom Bottomore PART 1: Citizenship and Social Class Marshall 1. The Problem Stated, with the Assistance of Alfred Marshall 2. The Development of Citizenship to the End of the 19th Century 3. The Early Impact of Citizenship on Social Class 4. Social Rights in the 20th Century 5. Conclusions Notes PART 2: Citizenship and Social Class, Forty Years On Tom Bottomore 1. Citizens, Classes and Equality 2. Capitalism, Socialism and Citizenship 3. New Questions about Citizenship 4. Changing Classes, Changing Doctrines 5. A Kind of Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Border as Method, or, the Multiplication of Labor

2013-01-01

Sandro Mezzadra , Brett Neilson

Far from creating a borderless world, contemporary globalization has generated a proliferation of borders. In Border as Method, Sandro Mezzadra and Brett Neilson chart this proliferation, investigating its implications for … Far from creating a borderless world, contemporary globalization has generated a proliferation of borders. In Border as Method, Sandro Mezzadra and Brett Neilson chart this proliferation, investigating its implications for migratory movements, capitalist transformations, and political life. They explore the atmospheric violence that surrounds borderlands and border struggles across various geographical scales, illustrating their theoretical arguments with illuminating case studies drawn from Europe, Asia, the Pacific, the Americas, and elsewhere. Mezzadra and Neilson approach the border not only as a research object but also as an epistemic framework. Their use of the border as method enables new perspectives on the crisis and transformations of the nation-state, as well as powerful reassessments of political concepts such as citizenship and sovereignty.

‘Accountability’: An Ever‐Expanding Concept?

2000-01-01

Richard Mulgan

The scope and meaning of ‘accountability’ has been extended in a number of directions well beyond its core sense of being called to account for one’s actions. It has been … The scope and meaning of ‘accountability’ has been extended in a number of directions well beyond its core sense of being called to account for one’s actions. It has been applied to internal aspects of official behaviour, beyond the external focus implied by being called to account; to institutions that control official behaviour other than through calling officials to account; to means of making officials responsive to public wishes other than through calling them to account; and to democratic dialogue between citizens where no one is being called to account. In each case the extension is readily intelligible because it is into an area of activity closely relevant to the practice of core accountability. However, in each case the extension of meaning may be challenged as weakening the importance of external scrutiny

Doing the Dirty Work? The Global Politics of Domestic Labour

2002-03-01

Daiva Stasiulis , Bridget Anderson

* 1. Introduction: political fictions and real oppressions. * 2. Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde: defining domestic work. * 3. A foot in the door: the social organisation of paid … * 1. Introduction: political fictions and real oppressions. * 2. Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Hyde: defining domestic work. * 3. A foot in the door: the social organisation of paid domestic work in Europe. * 4. Invisible women I: migrant domestic workers in Southern Europe. * 5. Invisible women II: migrant domestic workers in Northen Europe. * 6. Changing the rules: the case of the UK. * 7. Selling the self: commodification, migration and domestic work. * 8. The legacy of slavery: the American South and contemporary domestic workers. * 9. Just like one of the family: status and contract. * 10. Your passport is your life: domestic workers and the state. * 11. Conclusion.

Research in the Sociology of Organizations

2014-03-24

Samuel B. Bacharach

Focusing on labour relations and unions, this title is part of a series that considers the theoretical, methodological and research issues relevant to organizational sociology. It emphasizes on both micro … Focusing on labour relations and unions, this title is part of a series that considers the theoretical, methodological and research issues relevant to organizational sociology. It emphasizes on both micro and macro sociological approaches.

Patterns of Industrial Bureaucracy.

1955-02-01

Robert Dubin , Alvin W. Gouldner

This is a study in industrial sociology; it a partial report, to be followed by another, of an investigation of singel factory seen in the light of Max Weber's theory … This is a study in industrial sociology; it a partial report, to be followed by another, of an investigation of singel factory seen in the light of Max Weber's theory of bureacracy.

Men and Women of the Corporation

1978-04-01

Mary Anne Devanna

High-Involvement Management.

1988-09-01

Robert E. Cole , Edward E. Lawler

Part One: The Promise of Participative Management 1. Changing Approaches to Management 2. Why Participative Approaches Meet Today's Needs 3. Participation and Organizational Effectiveness Part Two: Participative Programs: What Works … Part One: The Promise of Participative Management 1. Changing Approaches to Management 2. Why Participative Approaches Meet Today's Needs 3. Participation and Organizational Effectiveness Part Two: Participative Programs: What Works and Does Not Work 4. Quality Circles 5. Employee Survey Feedback 6. Job Enrichment 7. Work Teams 8. Union-Management Quality-of-Work-Life Programs 9. Gainsharing 10. New-Design Plants Part Three: High-Involvement Management: Creating an Effective Approach to Participation 11. How High-Involvement Management Works 12. Managing the Change to a High-Involvement Organization.

Sociological Methodology 1982

1983-02-01

Ronald G. Stansfield

Occupational Prestige in Comparative Perspective.

1980-09-01

Keith Hope , Donald J. Treiman

The Social Psychology of Bargaining and Negotiation

1975-01-01

Jeffrey Z. Rubin , Bert R. Brown

Protection and Real Wages

1941-11-01

Wolfgang F. Stolper , Pam Samuelson

Journal Article Protection and Real Wages Get access Wolfgang F. Stolper, Wolfgang F. Stolper Swarthmore, Penna. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Paul A. … Journal Article Protection and Real Wages Get access Wolfgang F. Stolper, Wolfgang F. Stolper Swarthmore, Penna. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Paul A. Samuelson Paul A. Samuelson Cambridge, Mass. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Review of Economic Studies, Volume 9, Issue 1, November 1941, Pages 58–73, https://doi.org/10.2307/2967638 Published: 01 November 1941

Voice and equality: civic voluntarism in American politics

1996-02-01

Sidney Verba , Kay Lehman Schlozman , Henry E. Brady

* *1. Introduction * Part I: The World of Participation *2. Defining Political Participation *3. Political Participation: How Much? About What? *4. Interpreting Political Activity: A Report from Activists *5. … * *1. Introduction * Part I: The World of Participation *2. Defining Political Participation *3. Political Participation: How Much? About What? *4. Interpreting Political Activity: A Report from Activists *5. Recruiting Political Activists * Part II: Participation and Representation *6. Thinking about Participatory Representation *7. Who Participates? Economic Circumstances and Needs *8. Who Participates? Race, Ethnicity, and Gender * Part III: The Civic Voluntarism Model *9. Explaining Participation: Introductory Considerations *10. Resources for Politics: Time and Money *11. Resources for Politics: Civic Skills *12. Resources, Engagement, and Political Activity *13. Institutions and Recruitment *14. Participation and the Politics of Issue Engagement *15. From Generation to Generation: The Roots of [incomplete]

Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics

1999-05-01

William A. Gamson , Sidney Tarrow

Introduction 1. Contentious politics and social movements: Part I. The Birth of the Modern Social Movement: 2. Modular collective action 3. Print and association 4. Statebuilding and social movements Part … Introduction 1. Contentious politics and social movements: Part I. The Birth of the Modern Social Movement: 2. Modular collective action 3. Print and association 4. Statebuilding and social movements Part II. From Contention to Social Movements: 5. Political opportunities and constraints 6. The repertoire of contention 7. Framing contention 8. Mobilising structures and contentious politics Part III. The Dynamics of Movement: 9. Cycles of contention 10. Struggling to reform 11. Transnational contention/conclusion: the future of social movements.

Professionalism Reborn: Theory, Prophecy and Policy.

1995-07-01

Christine Parker , Eliot Freidson

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Clarifying the Concepts. 1. The Theory of the Professions: State of the Art. 2. How Dominant are the Professions?. Part II: Elements of a Theory of … Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Clarifying the Concepts. 1. The Theory of the Professions: State of the Art. 2. How Dominant are the Professions?. Part II: Elements of a Theory of Professionalism. 3. The Division of Labor as Social Interaction. 4. Professions and the Occupational Principle. 5. Occupational Autonomy and Labor Market Shelters. Part III: Prophesying the Future of Professions. 6. Professionalization and the Organization of Middle-Class Labor in Post-Industrial Society. 7. The Futures of Professionalization. 8. The Changing Nature of Professional Control. Part IV: Choosing Professionalism as Social Policy. . 9. Are Professions Necessary?. 10. Profession as Model and Ideology. 11. The Centrality of Professionalism to Health Care Policy. 12. Nourishing Professionalism. Index.

The Effects of Human Resource Management Practices on Productivity: A Study of Steel Finishing Lines

1997-01-01

Casey Ichniowski , Shaw Kathryn , Giovanna Prennushi

The authors investigate the productivity effects of innovative employment practices using data from a sample of thirty-six homogeneous steel production lines owned by seventeen companies. The productivity regressions demonstrate that … The authors investigate the productivity effects of innovative employment practices using data from a sample of thirty-six homogeneous steel production lines owned by seventeen companies. The productivity regressions demonstrate that lines using a set of innovative work practices, which include incentive pay, teams, flexible job assignments, employment security, and training, achieve substantially higher levels of productivity than do lines with the more traditional approach, which includes narrow job definitions, strict work rules, and hourly pay with close supervision. Their results are consistent with recent theoretical models which stress the importance of complementarities among work practices.

Contested Terrain: The Transformation of the Workplace in the Twentieth Century

1980-10-01

Richard P. Nielsen , Richard Edwards

Electoral systems and party systems: a study of twenty-seven democracies, 1945-1990

1994-10-01

Arend Lijphart , Don Aitkin

APPENDICES: A: PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION FORMULAS B: INDICES OF DISPROPORTIONALITY AND PARTY SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS C: DATA: SOURCES, ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS APPENDICES: A: PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION FORMULAS B: INDICES OF DISPROPORTIONALITY AND PARTY SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS C: DATA: SOURCES, ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS

Men and Women of the Corporation.

1978-04-01

George Strauss , Rosabeth Moss Kanter

* Introduction The Players And The Stage * Men and Women of the Corporation: The Population * Industrial Supply Corporation: The Setting Roles And Images * Managers * Secretaries * … * Introduction The Players And The Stage * Men and Women of the Corporation: The Population * Industrial Supply Corporation: The Setting Roles And Images * Managers * Secretaries * Wives Structures And Processes * Opportunity * Power * Numbers: Minorities and Majorities Understanding The Action * Contributions to Theory: Structural Determinants of Behavior in Organizations * Contributions to Practice: Organizational Change, Affirmative Action, and the Quality of Work Life * Afterword to the 1993 Edition

Bargaining Structure, Corporatism and Macroeconomic Performance

1988-04-01

Lars Calmfors , John Driffill , Seppo Honkapohja +1 more

Centralization of wage bargaining Lars Calmfors and John Driffill The structure of labour markets is increasingly perceived as a determinant of the macroeconomic performance of a country. This article focuses … Centralization of wage bargaining Lars Calmfors and John Driffill The structure of labour markets is increasingly perceived as a determinant of the macroeconomic performance of a country. This article focuses on one aspect of labour markets, the degree of centralization of wage setting. The main conclusion is that extremes work best. Either highly centralized systems with national bargaining (such as in Austria and the Nordic countries), or highly decentralized systems with wage setting at the level of individual firms (such as in Japan, Switzerland and the US) seem to perform well. The worst outcomes with respect to employment may well be found in systems with an intermediate degree of centralization (such as in Belgium and the Netherlands). This conclusion is reasonably well supported by the available empirical evidence. It is also logical. Indeed, large and all-encompassing trade unions naturally recognize their market power and take into account both the inflationary and unemployment effects of wage increases. Conversely, unions operating at the individual firm or plant level have very limited market power. In intermediate cases, unions can exert some market power but are led to ignore the macroeconomic implications of their actions. These conclusions challenge the conventional wisdom which asserts that the more ‘corporatist’ is an economy, the better is its economic performance.

The end of capitalism (as we knew it): a feminist critique of political economy

1997-03-01

Katherine Gibson

In the mid-1990s, at the height of academic discussion about the inevitability of capitalist globalization, J. K. Gibson-Graham presented a groundbreaking and controversial argument for envisioning alternative economies. This new … In the mid-1990s, at the height of academic discussion about the inevitability of capitalist globalization, J. K. Gibson-Graham presented a groundbreaking and controversial argument for envisioning alternative economies. This new edition includes an introduction in which the authors address critical responses to The End of Capitalism and outline the economic research and activism they have been engaged in since the book was first published. Paralyzing problems are banished by this dazzlingly lucid, creative, and practical rethinking of class and economic transformation. -Meaghan Morris, Lingnan University, Hong Kong Profoundly imaginative. -Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, City University of New York Filled with insights, it is clearly written and well supported with good examples of actual, deconstructive practices. -International Journal of Urban and Regional Research J. K. Gibson-Graham is the pen name of Katherine Gibson and Julie Graham, feminist economic geographers who work, respectively, at the Australian National University in Canberra and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The co-ordination and regulation of movements

1969-05-01

N. A. Bernshteĭn

Unionism and Wage Rates: A Simultaneous Equations Model with Qualitative and Limited Dependent Variables

1978-06-01

Lung-Fei Lee

A large number of studies have been made on the impact of labor unions on wage rates of workers. These studies generally have found positive and significant effects of unionism … A large number of studies have been made on the impact of labor unions on wage rates of workers. These studies generally have found positive and significant effects of unionism on wage rates. More recently, a few authors have studied the simultaneous effects between unionism and wages. Ashenfelter and Johnson [1972] used aggregated U.S. Manufacturing Industries Data and found that unionism had no significant impact on wage rates, but that the wage rate had a significant effect on the extent of unionism. Since the data they used were quite limited, they could only conclude that the magnitude of the effects of unionism on wage rates was uncertain. Schmidt and Strauss [1976] reached similar conclusions using macroeconomic data. Their mixed logit approach, however, is not based on choice behavior and does not fit into a traditional econometric framework. This study extends recent investigations of the joint determination of the extent of unionism and the effects of unions on wage rates, using macroeconomic data from the Survey of Economic Opportunity Sample of 1967. Economic considerations suggest that the propensity to join a union depends on the net wage gains that might result from trade union membership. The explicit inclusion of this interdependence between the wage gain equation and the union membership equation in the model represents our point of departure from the previous work of Ashenfelter and Johnson and Schmidt and Strauss. The model is a variant of a traditional simultaneous equations model with a binary qualitative variable (union membership) and limited dependent variables. In Section 2, the conceptual framework of the model is discussed. Properties of the data are presented in Section 3. Section 4 briefly discusses estimation methods, and empirical estimates are presented in Section 5. Finally, in Section 6, conclusions are drawn.

Bargaining in the Shadow of the Law: The Case of Divorce

1979-04-01

Robert H. Mnookin , Lewis A. Kornhauser

This article suggests an alternative way of thinking about the role of law at the time of divorce.It is concerned primarily with the impact of the legal system on negotiations … This article suggests an alternative way of thinking about the role of law at the time of divorce.It is concerned primarily with the impact of the legal system on negotiations and bargaining that occur outside the courtroom.We see the primary function of contemporary divorce law not as imposing order from above, but rather as providing a framework within which divorcing couples can themselves determine their postdissolution rights and responsibilities.This process by which parties to a marriage are empowered to create their own legally enforceable commitments is a form of "private ordering."'

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EFFECTS OF HUMAN RESOURCE SYSTEMS ON MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE AND TURNOVER.

1994-06-01

Jeffrey B. Arthur

Using an empirical taxonomy identifying two types of human resource systems, “control” and “commitment,” this study tested the strategic human resource proposition that specific combinations of policies and practices are … Using an empirical taxonomy identifying two types of human resource systems, “control” and “commitment,” this study tested the strategic human resource proposition that specific combinations of policies and practices are useful in predicting differences in performance and turnover across steel “minimills.” The mills with commitment systems had higher productivity, lower scrap rates, and lower employee turnover than those with control systems. In addition, human resource system moderated the relationship between turnover and manufacturing performance.

Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process Under Monopoly Capitalism.

1981-05-01

Craig A. Zabala , Michael Burawoy

Since the 1930s, industrial sociologists have tried to answer the question, Why do workers not work harder? Michael Burawoy spent ten months as a machine operator in a Chicago factory … Since the 1930s, industrial sociologists have tried to answer the question, Why do workers not work harder? Michael Burawoy spent ten months as a machine operator in a Chicago factory trying to answer different but equally important questions: Why do workers work as hard as they do? Why do workers routinely consent to their own exploitation? Manufacturing Consent, the result of Burawoy's research, combines rich ethnographical description with an original Marxist theory of the capitalist labor process. Manufacturing Consent is unique among studies of this kind because Burawoy has been able to analyze his own experiences in relation to those of Donald Roy, who studied the same factory thirty years earlier. Burawoy traces the technical, political, and ideological changes in factory life to the transformations of the market relations of the plant (it is now part of a multinational corporation) and to broader movements, since World War II, in industrial relations.

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS<sup>[1]</sup>

1987-09-01

David Guest

ABSTRACT Human resource management (HRM) is a term which is now widely used but very loosely defined. In this paper it is argued that if the concept is to have … ABSTRACT Human resource management (HRM) is a term which is now widely used but very loosely defined. In this paper it is argued that if the concept is to have any social scientific value, it should be defined in such a way as to differentiate it from traditional personnel management and to allow the development of testable hypotheses about its impact. Based on theoretical work in the field of organizational behaviour it is proposed that HRM comprises a set of policies designed to maximize organizational integration, employee commitment, flexibility and quality of work. Within this model, collective industrial relations have, at best, only a minor role. Despite the apparent attractions of HRM to managements, there is very little evidence of any quality about its impact. Furthermore very few UK organizations appear to practise a distinctive form of HRM, although many are moving slowly in that direction through, for example, policies of employee involvement.

The co-ordination and regulation of movements

1968-09-01

John T. Foley

The Theory of Wages.

1933-09-01

G. F. Shove , John Hicks

The Transformation of American Industrial Relations.

1995-03-01

David Brody , Thomas A. Kochan , Harry B. Katz +1 more

Outsourcing at Will: The Contribution of Unjust Dismissal Doctrine to the Growth of Employment Outsourcing

2003-01-01

David Autor

Over the past 3 decades, the U.S. Temporary Help Services (THS) industry grew five times more rapidly than overall employment. Contemporaneously, courts in 46 states adopted exceptions to the common … Over the past 3 decades, the U.S. Temporary Help Services (THS) industry grew five times more rapidly than overall employment. Contemporaneously, courts in 46 states adopted exceptions to the common law doctrine of employment at will that limited employers' discretion to terminate workers and opened them to litigation. This article assesses the contribution of "unjust dismissal" doctrine to THS employment specifically, and outsourcing more generally, finding that it is substantial—explaining 20% of the growth of THS between 1973 and 1995 and contributing 500,000 additional outsourced workers in 2000. States with smaller declines in unionization also saw substantially more THS growth.

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Frontiers in social movement theory

1993-03-01

Sociology beyond Societies: Mobilities for the Twenty-First Century

2000-10-01

Jarl A. Ahlkvist , John Urry

Concluding Remarks

1957-01-01

Gail Hutchinson

This concluding survey1 of the problems considered in the Symposium naturally falls into three sections. In the first brief section certain of the areas in which there is considerable difference … This concluding survey1 of the problems considered in the Symposium naturally falls into three sections. In the first brief section certain of the areas in which there is considerable difference in outlook are discussed with a view to ascertaining the nature of the differences in the points of view of workers in different parts of the field; no aspect of the Symposium has been more important than the reduction of areas of dispute. In the second section a rather detailed analysis of one particular problem is given, partly because the question, namely, the nature of the ecological niche and the validity of the principle of niche specificity has raised and continues to raise difficulties, and partly because discussion of this problem gives an opportunity to refer to new work of potential importance not otherwise considered in the Symposium. The third section deals with possible directions for future research.

Crafting a Job: Revisioning Employees as Active Crafters of Their Work

2001-04-01

Amy Wrzesniewski , Jane E. Dutton

Sociological methodology, 1981

1982-01-01

W. T.D.

International Labour Review

2009-06-01

The Division of Labour in Society

2023-04-28

Émile Durkheim

Although the division of labour is not of recent origin, it was only at the end of the last century that societies began to become aware of this law, to … Although the division of labour is not of recent origin, it was only at the end of the last century that societies began to become aware of this law, to which up to then they had submitted almost unwittingly. Undoubtedly even from antiquity several thinkers had perceived its importance.1 Yet Adam Smith was the first to attempt to elaborate the theory of it. Moreover, it was he who first coined the term, which social science later lent to biology. Nowadays the phenomenon has become so widespread that it catches everyone's attention. It involves increasingly powerful mechanisms, large-scale groupings of power and capital, and consequently an extreme division of labour. Inside factories, not only are jobs demarcated, becoming extremely specialised, but each product is itself a speciality entailing the existence of others.

A Jobless World

2025-06-25

Jean-François Caron | Routledge eBooks

Localization and ‘Local’ Aid

2025-06-25

Shonali Banerjee , Anne‐Meike Fechter , Thabani Mutambasere | Bristol University Press eBooks

Inclusion of Disability-Owned Businesses Into Federal, State, and Private Sector Supplier Diversity Initiatives

2025-06-24

Fatma Wise , Nanette Goodman , Lauren Gilbert | Research in social science and disability

Global commons

2025-06-24

Oonagh Sands | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Governing the transborder mobility of workers and their labour rights: a multi-actor contest

2025-06-24

Rianne Mahon , Nicola Piper | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Hustling a living: crafting a life under precarious conditions in urban South Africa

2025-06-24

Hannah J. Dawson | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

My Gender Can Get Me Paid If I So Choose: The Processes of Transgender and Non-Binary Labor Commodification and Embodied Work

2025-06-24

Christopher M. Rogers , Michelle Christian | Critical Sociology

In this paper, we explore how non-binary and transgender expressions and identities become commodified within a heteronormative-capitalist society and how their gender becomes the embodiment of progressive values and or … In this paper, we explore how non-binary and transgender expressions and identities become commodified within a heteronormative-capitalist society and how their gender becomes the embodiment of progressive values and or sexual desires that are marketed and exploited for profit. Using a critical mixed-methods approach, including in-depth interviews with non-binary and transgender people in the Greater Boston area, we highlight how areas of employment, both formal and informal, are not just exploitative of non-binary and transgender people’s physical bodies but are spaces in which gender is situated as the most desirable aspect of their existence. Our three findings reveal that our participants (1) were broadly excluded from most job opportunities; (2) steered toward either low-wage service work or sex work; and (3) sought agentic, gender-expressive work opportunities. Overall, our participants weighed risk against reward when commodifying their bodies and recognized the structural harm that comes with pursuing gender affirmation through labor.

Boundary Work as Feminist Work

2025-06-24

Sidsel Karlsen | Oxford University Press eBooks

Abstract The Nordic field of music education research encompasses scholars from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland who work in a variety of higher education institutions, among them university colleges, … Abstract The Nordic field of music education research encompasses scholars from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland who work in a variety of higher education institutions, among them university colleges, universities, and music academies, and who therefore encounter a number of institutional cultures with their own set of gendered expectations and regulations. The situation in the broader field of Norwegian music academia has been characterized as one of genderfication, indicating among other things that female music academics’ professional influence is quite limited. Similarly, interviews with female full professors of music education in the Nordic countries show how these professors struggle to be perceived as equals of their male counterparts with respect to expertise and excellence. Nevertheless, during the past two decades, the number of female participants in the Nordic field of music education research has increased exponentially, also at the full professor level. This has happened alongside the field radically broadening its scope with respect to what counts as legitimate research topics and arenas. Borrowing Lamont’s sociological concept of boundary work as well as Bourdieu’s ideas on the distinctions between doxa and the field of opinion, this chapter explores the expansion of the field as a renegotiation of symbolic boundaries through the formation of a universe of discourse which may have had feminist effects and potentials, allowing more female scholars to participate and make a mark professionally. Also included is a brief discussion of how deliberate boundary work may increase the participation of other minoritized groups.

Class Voting in Illiberal Hungary

2025-06-23

Ákos Huszár | Europe Asia Studies

Making accountability work: Reflections on Edwin Cameron’s accountability jurisprudence

2025-06-23

Nurina Ally | Pretoria University Law Press eBooks

Localization and ‘Local’ Aid

2025-06-22

| Bristol University Press eBooks

The End of the Keynesian Consensus and US Wage Growth: An Empirical Study of the Role of Union Density and the War on Drugs

2025-06-21

Michele I. Naples | Review of Radical Political Economics

Macroeconomists have treated wage growth as primarily driven by price and productivity growth, and debate the impact of business cycles on real-wage growth. This paper argues that the breakdown of … Macroeconomists have treated wage growth as primarily driven by price and productivity growth, and debate the impact of business cycles on real-wage growth. This paper argues that the breakdown of the Keynesian Consensus that framed many postwar macroeconomic labor-market institutions (unemployment compensation, welfare, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), unions, and collective bargaining) has a negative impact on labor militance, and disturbed macroeconomic relationships. It provides evidence that declining union density, and the expanding War on Drugs, reduced both nominal and real wage growth. It finds no evidence that productivity growth benefits wages, and clear evidence that inflation substantially reduces real-wage growth. JEL Classification: E3, j3, j5, j7

Labour law reforms and female employment: the case of Rajasthan

2025-06-20

Diti Goswami | International Journal of Manpower

Purpose In 2014, Rajasthan deregulated its industrial labour laws. Labour law reforms impact various industrial and economic outcomes, one of which is female employment. In this context, our study examines … Purpose In 2014, Rajasthan deregulated its industrial labour laws. Labour law reforms impact various industrial and economic outcomes, one of which is female employment. In this context, our study examines the impact of the amendments to state-level industrial labour law on female employment in organized manufacturing in India. Design/methodology/approach We utilize a difference-in-difference (DID) methodology to analyze the impact of the changes in industrial labour laws on female employment in organized manufacturing. We obtain information on organized manufacturing in India from the annual survey of industries (ASI) from 2011–12 to 2016–17. The information provided by ASI helps us understand how the changes in industrial relations affect female employment. Findings The pro-employer reform in industrial laws has augmented female employment absorption, whereas the reforms have caused male employment to decline. This suggests a strong positive relationship between flexible industrial policies and improving labour market outcomes by promoting female employment. Research limitations/implications We analyzed the impact of deregulations only on formal manufacturing plants and excluded unorganized manufacturing and other sectors. We fail to conclude the impact of the reforms on different aspects of development and welfare outcomes. Further, we did not address the long-term impact of the reforms. Practical implications The findings contribute to the policy discourse by offering empirical evidence on the state-level reforms in industrial labour laws that support economic growth and inclusivity. Social implications Our results are particularly valuable for policymakers in countries grappling with low and declining female workforce participation. However, the deregulations of industrial labour laws should be complimented with comprehensive policies that ensure job quality, security, and inclusiveness. Originality/value The study provides a detailed perspective on Indian industrial relations and labour market policies, often absent in broader macroeconomic analysis. Further, we contribute by developing a comprehensive analysis of the differential impacts of amendments in industrial labour laws on gender, particularly in the context of a developing economy.

Anne Phillips, Unconditional Equals

2025-06-20

Lorna Finlayson | Society

The role of trade union power resources in experimenting with ‘buying decent work’: the case of the Italian public procurement protocols

2025-06-20

Lisa Dorigatti , Anna Mori | Transfer European Review of Labour and Research

Through an in-depth analysis of three public procurement protocols developed in Italy, this article discusses the politics of socially responsible public procurement and, in particular, of experimentation with ‘buying decent … Through an in-depth analysis of three public procurement protocols developed in Italy, this article discusses the politics of socially responsible public procurement and, in particular, of experimentation with ‘buying decent work’. We analyse the role played by trade unions in experiments aimed at improving working conditions in outsourced public services and the power resources they rely on in different phases of the ‘buying decent work’ policy cycle. We show that trade unions are the leading force in the establishment of ‘buying decent work’ principles through the mobilisation of their associational, coalitional and ideational power resources. This results in a form of state-backed institutionalisation that equips trade unions with institutional power resources, which are key in the phases of implementation and enforcement of ‘buying decent work’. Associational power resources, however, are also important in ensuring enforcement.

BEYOND THE BARGAINING TABLE: HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS AND PRACTICAL ANALYSIS OF LABOR–COMMUNITY COALITIONS AND THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL DIALOGUE FORMS IN THE UNITED STATES

2025-06-20

Anatolii Klykov | Economics Management Innovations

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the historical background and practical dimensions of labor–community coalitions in the United States as an alternative institutional model of social dialogue. It addresses … The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the historical background and practical dimensions of labor–community coalitions in the United States as an alternative institutional model of social dialogue. It addresses a pressing research problem—the decline in the effectiveness of traditional union mechanisms in post-industrial societies and the need to develop more flexible and inclusive forms of labor representation. The study argues that labor–community alliances, which merge the interests of workers and civil society actors, can significantly influence both public policy and corporate governance by establishing new, participatory formats for dialogue and collective action. The article examines two emblematic case studies: the anti-sweatshop movement, which transformed localized labor conflicts into a global campaign for corporate accountability; and the California home-care worker organizing campaign, which united labor representatives and care recipients in a joint struggle for improved working conditions and service quality. The analysis focuses on practical strategies such as civic mobilization, ethical consumerism, university-based activism, engagement with human rights organizations, and local-level political advocacy. These coalitions are shown to empower workers in sectors marked by informality, precarity, and a lack of institutional protection, providing an avenue for democratic participation and social justice. In addition, the article highlights the broader societal impact of such alliances, emphasizing their capacity to act as a bridge between marginalized labor groups and formal institutions of power. By channeling grassroots demands through institutional frameworks, labor–community coalitions foster new forms of solidarity, accountability, and collective agency. Their involvement in shaping economic, gender, and social equity agendas illustrates the adaptability of coalition-based models to contemporary challenges such as globalization, weakened state regulation, and labor market fragmentation. The findings are relevant not only for U.S. labor policy but also for transitional and developing countries seeking to modernize their systems of social dialogue and participatory governance.

Social movement unionism

2025-06-19

Jane Parker , Ozan Nadir Alakavuklar | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Intersectionality and the Strategic Use of Identity in Social Movements

2025-06-19

| Cambridge University Press eBooks

Field Work

2025-06-19

Robert E. Stake , Merel Visse | Routledge eBooks

Labour Law and lifelong learning

2025-06-19

Flore Claus | Routledge eBooks

Vocational training and Labour Law

2025-06-19

Giorgio Impellizzieri | Routledge eBooks

Trade union revitalisation, the servicing and organising models of trade unionism

2025-06-19

Yvonne Rueckert , Steve Williams | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Historical materialism and contradictions at work

2025-06-19

Matt Vidal | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Introduction: key theories and concepts in work and employment relations

2025-06-19

Andrew Smith , Pauline Dibben , Adrian Wilkinson | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Frames of reference in work and employment relations

2025-06-19

Steve Williams | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Labour process theory

2025-06-19

Bridget Kenny | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Managerial prerogative and strategic choice in employment relations

2025-06-19

Nadia K. Kougiannou , Pedro Mendonça | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Theories and Concepts in Work and Employment Relations

2025-06-19

| Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Theories of negotiation and collective bargaining

2025-06-19

Peter Prowse , Peter Prowse | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

A Tale of Two Working Mothers

2025-06-18

Stephanie M. Robillard , Rubén A. González , Antero Garcia | Routledge eBooks

Providing services: shops and sales points

2025-06-18

Timothy Ambrose , Crispin Paine | Routledge eBooks

Freedom of Negativity: <scp>NAFTA</scp>'s Legal Form in the Logistical Borderlands

2025-06-18

Gerald M. Meier | Antipode

Abstract Capitalism is constituted through specific social forms that ground accumulation and mediate class struggle. This essay tracks capital's legal form through the labyrinthine uptake of trucking liberalisation amidst the … Abstract Capitalism is constituted through specific social forms that ground accumulation and mediate class struggle. This essay tracks capital's legal form through the labyrinthine uptake of trucking liberalisation amidst the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It argues that juridical contestation over NAFTA—known as the US–Mexico Trucking Dispute—both expresses and conceals class struggle between labour and capital on the one hand, and different fractions of capital on the other. The legal form of NAFTA binds workers into a condition of negative mobility or rather the non‐identity of capitalist motion and social organisation for use. At the same time, the legal form is inverted into the “neutral” realm of technical regulation through NAFTA's trucking liberalisation clause. Through a critique of reification, and an empirical unfolding of wage and labour conditions evidence, the essay explicates how living labour is thrown into the social retort of circulation.

How do employers shape trade union revitalization strategies towards migrant workers? Evidence from the German shipbuilding industry

2025-06-18

Frederic Hüttenhoff , Karen Jaehrling | European Societies

Abstract Trade unions and works councils in the German shipbuilding industry were among those pioneering more inclusive strategies for migrant workers. However, these efforts remained limited and partially failed. Based … Abstract Trade unions and works councils in the German shipbuilding industry were among those pioneering more inclusive strategies for migrant workers. However, these efforts remained limited and partially failed. Based on a qualitative industry study, our findings shed light on the dynamics and reasons behind this path of 'limited solidarity' in a union stronghold. While much of the literature on (barriers to) more solidaristic employment relations has focused on union identities and activities, our article seeks to highlight how production systems and employer strategies shape union revitalisation strategies and influence their success or failure. To sustain the transnationalised, export-oriented production model, shipyards rely on an increasingly professionalised ecosystem of subcontracting firms that help them recruit, train, and flexibly deploy pools of cheaper peripheral labour. While some of the literature points to regulatory policies that facilitate employers' regime-shopping strategies, our findings show that today, paradoxically, it is precisely the context of increased re-regulation of European cross-border labour markets that leads firms to develop more opaque contractual relations, creating additional obstacles and sobering experiences for organised labour. Substantial improvements are not to be expected from more power for workers alone but also require fundamental reforms.

Competing for workers’ representation: established and grassroots unions in the Italian logistics sector

2025-06-18

Andrea Signoretti , Marcello Pedaci , Sabrina Perra +1 more | European Societies

Abstract Employment conditions for low-skilled workers are deteriorating across all European countries, leading to the emergence of grassroots unions alongside more established labour organizations. Despite the increasing union heterogeneity characterising … Abstract Employment conditions for low-skilled workers are deteriorating across all European countries, leading to the emergence of grassroots unions alongside more established labour organizations. Despite the increasing union heterogeneity characterising corporativist Southern European countries in particular, inter-union relationships have never been emphasised in previous studies. Our article explores the evolving relational landscape of employee representation and its impact on effective advocacy for low-skilled workers. In conducting a multiple case study research design within the Italian logistics sector, we rely on the concepts of frames and power resources to understand inter-union relationships and their consequences for workers’ concerns. Our results show how grassroot unions and established unions are characterised by deep frame contestation in terms of ideational incompatibility. The studied grassroots union adopted radical frames emphasising labour–capital struggles, while established unions employed a more moderate ’just balance’ approach, pursuing dialogue with firms. In line with this, the grassroots union made much stronger use of structural and associational power resources, while the established union used a wider variety of such resources. This dynamic fostered heightened competition and antagonism between the unions. However, our results also suggest that this antagonism inadvertently resulted in a positive division of labour that revealed a complementarity between different union framings in addressing workers’ concerns.

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CONTEXT INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS: SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

2025-06-18

Yandri Fora Yandri , Didin Hikmah Perkasa | Multidisciplinary Indonesian Center Journal

Abstract This article aims to review the scholarly literature on the intersection of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and International Industrial Relations (IIR). Through a systematic literature review of the … Abstract This article aims to review the scholarly literature on the intersection of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) and International Industrial Relations (IIR). Through a systematic literature review of the articles, the study identifies key themes, dominant theoretical perspectives, key findings, and existing research gaps. The results of the review provide a comprehensive synthesis of the current knowledge on how IHRM practices interact with IIR dynamics in the global business environment. The conclusion of the study highlights the theoretical and practical implications of the findings and suggests directions for future research.

The Labour of Police Legitimation

2025-06-18

Cian Ó Concubhair | Routledge eBooks

Constructing and Policing the Community

2025-06-18

Cian Ó Concubhair | Routledge eBooks

Pacts and power

2025-06-17

Tim Beasley-Murray | Manchester University Press eBooks

Balancing power and sociation in symbolic interactionism, and the creation of inequality

2025-06-17

Thomas Janoski | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Professional work – jurisdictions and boundary work

2025-06-17

John Taggart | Routledge eBooks

Do Workplace Unions and Collective Bargaining Matter for Labour Standards Compliance? The Role of Local Industrial Relations in Global Supply Chains

2025-06-17

Luisa Lupo , Anil Kumar Verma | International Labour Review

This article examines the role of local industrial relations, specifically workplace unions and collective bargaining, in improving the working conditions of apparel factories exporting to multinational brands and retailers. Drawing … This article examines the role of local industrial relations, specifically workplace unions and collective bargaining, in improving the working conditions of apparel factories exporting to multinational brands and retailers. Drawing on a unique data set collected in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Haiti, Indonesia, Jordan, Nicaragua and Viet Nam by the Better Work programme, we show that local industrial relations play a positive role under certain conditions, even when freedom of association and bargaining are restricted, providing partial support for the argument that labour standards at the production end of global supply chains can be improved significantly by engaging with local actors and institutions.

Citizen participation in regional organisations: perspectives from their founding treaties

2025-06-17

María Rodríguez Alcázar | Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks

Posted Work in the European Union: Towards a Highly Competitive Social Market Economy?

2025-06-16

Marta Lasek‐Markey | European Law Journal

Abstract This paper examines the EU's legal framework on the posting of workers—most notably Directive 2018/957—in light of the broader structural tension within European integration between economic freedoms and social … Abstract This paper examines the EU's legal framework on the posting of workers—most notably Directive 2018/957—in light of the broader structural tension within European integration between economic freedoms and social protection. It argues that, although the revision marks a shift towards a more worker‐oriented approach, the underlying legal and political conflicts remain unresolved. Through an analysis of case‐law, legislative developments and empirical trends, the paper shows how the posting regime, while seemingly narrow in scope, acts as a magnifying glass for deeper questions about the EU's identity, legitimacy and capacity to realise the vision of a ‘highly competitive social market economy’ enshrined in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). The paper concludes that while recent reforms represent a step forward, they also reveal the limits of EU‐level regulation in balancing market integration with effective labour protections.

Co-operative work and developmental freedom: A study of four British worker co-operatives

2025-06-16

Robin Jervis | Economic and Industrial Democracy

This article presents an empirical study of four worker co-operatives in the UK to assess their potential in delivering freedom in working life. It discusses developmental freedom in terms of … This article presents an empirical study of four worker co-operatives in the UK to assess their potential in delivering freedom in working life. It discusses developmental freedom in terms of control in static, dynamic and constant timeframes, considers the compatibility of co-operative institutions in capitalism and presents findings from previous studies. This article draws on these cases to argue that even under capitalism, the co-operative structure can provide sources of control over working life for individuals through collective, democratic management and effective autonomy over working time. It is suggested that worker control in co-operatives does not come at the cost of financial viability. Weaknesses of the model, especially low pay and long hours, are also raised. In conclusion, co-operatives are suggested to be an effective vehicle for developmental freedom but must do so alongside other institutions supportive of control over working life.