Coercion and Wage Labour presents novel histories of people who experienced physical, social, political or cultural compulsion in the course of paid work. Broad in scope, the chapters examine diverse areas of work including textile production, war industries, civil service and domestic labour,...

Far-reaching transformations in the world of work are being discussed vividly under the term 'artificial intelligence'. Questions are arising about the changing role of humans in work processes and their freedom to determine work content and conditions. This book explores these potential areas...

"Presenting cutting-edge ethnographic research on contemporary worlds of work and the experiences of workers from a range of contexts, Volume 35 of Research in the Sociology of Work offers fine-grained, exploratory ethnographic data to provide insights unmatched by other research methods....

Die Strukturen der industriell geprägten Arbeitsgesellschaft werden durch den zunehmenden Einsatz automatisierter und digitaler Technologien sowie den Ausbau der Infrastruktur des Internets maßgeblich verändert. Gleichzeitig lässt sich eine intensive Flexibilisierung vertrauter Strukturen...