Sociology: work and labour

Big data, surveillance, crisis management.

The Danish Economy in the Twentieth Century (1987) surveys the Danish economy, examining the effects of the rapid industrialisation which occurred in the country in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

From the perspective of trade unions, European integration makes it more necessary than ever before to establish common political positions.

Das Handbuch führt in den aktuellen Diskussionsstand der sozialwissenschaftlichen Entwicklungsforschung ein und liefert einen systematischen Überblick über die Vielfalt der vertretenen Paradigmen und Forschungsfelder.

Max Weber (1864-1920) has long been considered a founding figure of sociology.

Taking a critical look at major perspectives on innovation, this book suggests that innovation is not a designed functional activity of a firm or an intentional process through which firms anticipate changes in conditions.

Breman takes dispossession as his central theme in this ambitious analysis of labour bondage in India''s changing political economy.

This book is a study of the challenges, issues, and obstacles facing black professional workers in the United States.

RICHMOND WAS NOT only the capital of Virginia and of the Confederacy; it was also one of the most industrialized cities south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Der Verlauf der Finanzkrise von 2008 bis 2017 wird als ein Bündel aus Hypotheken-, Anleger-, Banken- und Eurokrise erläutert.

This volume examines Max Weber's pre-World War I thinking about bureaucracy.

This handbook provides an overview of developments in the youth mobility and migration research field, with specific emphasis on movement for education, work and training purposes, encompassing exchanges sponsored by institutions, governments and international agencies, and free movement.

Rückkehr als Krise – Rückfall vorprogrammiert?

This project provides an in-depth study of the role of worker-activist leaders in industrial strikes in China, a country where labor rights face significant challenges from state and industry suppression and by current lack of formal organization.

This reference volume reflects the changing world of work.

First published in 1985, Corporations, Classes and Capitalism raises some crucial questions - how important are large multinational companies?

Nearly half of all physicians and biologists are females, as are the majority of new psychologists, veterinarians, and dentists, suggesting that women have achieved equality with men in the workforce.

Austria's economy is characterized through small and medium sized enterprises.

This volume presents the most recent studies of work and labor in the digital age as it unfolds in both Europe and the United States.

This book links game theory to business ethics by applying the classic Four Temperaments approach to a wide range of moral emotions, and offers academics and students of game theory a perspective that covers social preferences in a nontraditional way.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of post-war labour market reconstructions, in the context of a regional bloc whose member states have experienced conflict.

Originally published 1987 Schooling Ordinary Kids looks at the 'invisible majority' of ordinary working-class pupils.

Workplace mistreatment is a burgeoning topic of interest, with the majority of workers having experienced it in some form.

Employment Relations is widely taught in business schools around the world.

The emergence of China as a major world economy is of great importance to the global political economy and to international business.

This study examines the process of unionizing domestic workers in Lebanon, highlighting the potentialities as well as the obstacles confronting it, and looks at the multiple power relations involved through axes of class, gender, race, and nationality.

A contemporary classic in Peru, where it was first published in 1986, this book explores changes in the political identity and economic strategies of the Peruvian working class in the 1970s and 1980s.

Exploring more than 80 big ideas and key theories in a clear and simple way, this is the perfect introduction to the study of how humans live and interact with one another.

This book examines how the progress of digital technology is transforming the world of work, skill demand, labour market institutions, and regulations in countries like India.

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

The definitive collection of speeches and writings by the labor leader, civil rights activist and founder of The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.

Professions and professionalism have played an integral part in business and society.

This book examines patterns of political engagement of long-term unemployed youth.

Originally published in 1974, Ritual in Industrial Society is based on several years' research including interviews and observations into the importance of ritual in industrial society within modern Britain.

This is the first book on social capital and trust informed by a critical geographical perspective.

This book provides an in-depth account of India's role in world politics at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Originally published in 1969, Comparability in Social Research is a collection of essays from the British Sociological Association and Social Science Research Council.

How does an extended stay in Japan influence Indian migrants' sense of their identity as they adapt to a country very different from their own?

In 2008, the European Commission relaunched the policy idea of active inclusion, with the aim of facilitating the integration of people into sustainable and quality employment.

This book has a clear concern to offer a distinctive way of studying leadership so that it might be practiced differently.

Jonas K.

This collection examines the work of the Italian economist and social theorist Vilfredo Pareto, highlighting the extraordinary scope of his thought, which covers a vast range of academic disciplines.