Sociology: work and labour

The 2004 reunification of Eastern and Western Europe and the subsequent economic crisis caused a surge in intra-European labour mobility and a profound shift in preceding patterns of migration in Europe.

Research in the Sociology of Work (RSW) is a twice yearly publication that examines current issues related to the sociology of work.

Industrial Action (1980) examines in a comparative analysis the principal elements involved in industrial action - strikes, work-to-rule, go-slows etc - in four key industries in Australia - construction, shipbuilding, the waterfront and telecommunications.

Randy Hodson was one of contemporary sociology's central figures in the study of work, occupations, and inequality.

From the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1888 abolition of slavery in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro was home to the largest urban population of enslaved workers anywhere in the Americas.

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden today all enjoy a reputation for strong labour movements, which in turn are widely seen as part of a distinctive regional approach to politics, collective bargaining and welfare.

This ground-breaking ethnography of an export-orientated garment assembly factory in Egypt examines the dynamic relationships between its managers emergent Mubarak-bizniz (business) elites who are caught in an intensely competitive globalized supply chain and the local daily-life realities of their young, educated, and mixed-gender labour force.

With the spread of neoliberal projects, responsibility for the welfare of minority and poor citizens has shifted from states to local communities.

The sociology of unemployment is an analysis of the experience and governance of unemployment.

On 16th August 2012, thirty-four black mineworkers were gunned down by the police under the auspices of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) in what has become known as the Marikana massacre.

On 16th August 2012, thirty-four black mineworkers were gunned down by the police under the auspices of South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) in what has become known as the Marikana massacre.

This is a collection of essays by an array of contributors from the Global Labour Column, which highlights and examines class struggle as the core of resistance against capitalism today.

This is a collection of essays by an array of contributors from the Global Labour Column, which highlights and examines class struggle as the core of resistance against capitalism today.

The site of industrial struggle is shifting.

The site of industrial struggle is shifting.

This book offers a vast range of grassroots perspectives on global migrant labour organisation in the twenty-first century.

This book offers a vast range of grassroots perspectives on global migrant labour organisation in the twenty-first century.

There are vast swathes of people in economic migration across the Gulf states today.

There are vast swathes of people in economic migration across the Gulf states today.

*Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize, 2015* *Winner of the ICA Bookshop Book of the Year 2014*Stitched Up delves into the alluring world of fashion to reveal what is behind the clothes we wear.

*Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Prize, 2015* *Winner of the ICA Bookshop Book of the Year 2014*Stitched Up delves into the alluring world of fashion to reveal what is behind the clothes we wear.

There was once a time when 'work' was inextricably linked to survival and self-preservation; where the farmer ploughed the land so their family could eat.

There was once a time when 'work' was inextricably linked to survival and self-preservation; where the farmer ploughed the land so their family could eat.

An unsparing analysis of class power and computerisation, Cyber-Proletariat shows us the dark-side of the information revolution.

An unsparing analysis of class power and computerisation, Cyber-Proletariat shows us the dark-side of the information revolution.

This book is about the people who always get taken for granted.

Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2018Thousands of Palestinians, including children, are building and working on illegal Israeli settlements.

Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2018Thousands of Palestinians, including children, are building and working on illegal Israeli settlements.

The start of the twenty-first century has been marked by global demands for economic justice.

The start of the twenty-first century has been marked by global demands for economic justice.

This seminal work tells the story of Ghana's gold miners, one of the oldest and most militant groups of workers in Africa.

This seminal work tells the story of Ghana's gold miners, one of the oldest and most militant groups of workers in Africa.

Corporations dominate our societies.

Corporations dominate our societies.

Paid work is absolutely central to the culture and politics of capitalist societies, yet today's work-centred world is becoming increasingly hostile to the human need for autonomy, spontaneity and community.

Paid work is absolutely central to the culture and politics of capitalist societies, yet today's work-centred world is becoming increasingly hostile to the human need for autonomy, spontaneity and community.

For the past three decades, neoclassical doctrine has dominated economic theory and policy.

For the past three decades, neoclassical doctrine has dominated economic theory and policy.

'It is my thesis that this general production of life, or subsistence production - mainly performed through the non-wage labour of women and other non-wage labourers as slaves, contract workers and peasants in the colonies - constitutes the perennial basis upon which "e;capitalist productive labour"e; can be built up and exploited.

'It is my thesis that this general production of life, or subsistence production - mainly performed through the non-wage labour of women and other non-wage labourers as slaves, contract workers and peasants in the colonies - constitutes the perennial basis upon which "e;capitalist productive labour"e; can be built up and exploited.

The belief of many in the early sexual liberation movements was that capitalism's investment in the norms of the heterosexual family meant that any challenge to them was invariably anti-capitalist.

Au pairs are relied upon by tens of thousands of UK families to do everything from childcare and housework to elder care, pet feeding and waiting at dinner parties.

Au pairs are relied upon by tens of thousands of UK families to do everything from childcare and housework to elder care, pet feeding and waiting at dinner parties.

In recent years labor relations have altered significantly and new and more serious forms of labor marginalization and control have emerged.

This volume of Research in the Sociology of Work starts with a deceptively simple question of, "e;Do events and experiences during adolescence influence the work outcomes of individuals when they reach adulthood?

During the last 40 years, the number of women studying science and engineering (SE) has increased dramatically.

This book examines China's digital transformation and its complex policy landscape, offering fresh insights into how the world's second-largest economy navigates the challenges of governing its rapidly evolving digital sector.

The concept of open innovation has become increasingly popular in the management and policy literature on technology and innovation.

This book deals with key issues and trade-offs in R&D strategy and organisation, paying attention especially to dynamic competitive contexts where technology plays a key role.

Paradoxical tensions are persistently inevitable in today's complex organizational world.