This study focuses on the profile of workers' union associations in Brazil given the context of recent changes in the political, economic, social and institutional spheres. More precisely, the objectives were: i) to analytically reconstruct the transformations of trade unionism, internationally...

This book scrutinises polarisation in Sweden, identifying patterns and variations in labour market transformation and exploring the consequences in terms of jobs, income, prestige, unionization and employment security, as well as the effects on different social groups. Through a series of...

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...

This study focuses on the profile of workers' union associations in Brazil given the context of recent changes in the political, economic, social and institutional spheres. More precisely, the objectives were: i) to analytically reconstruct the transformations of trade unionism, internationally...

Die fortschreitende Digitalisierung verändert, wie Menschen arbeiten und wie sie in Zukunft arbeiten wollen. In der Arbeitssoziologie werden diese Veränderungen vorrangig mit dem Fokus auf technologische Transformationen im Diskurs um die Digitalisierung von Arbeit verhandelt. Die subjektive...

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...