Human Relations special issue call for papers
Workers, risk and the new economy
**with apologies for cross posting**
The editors of Human Relations intend to publish a special issue of the journal on the subject of Workers, risk and the new economy.
Guest editors: Paul Edwards Warwick Business School, Monder Ram De Montfort University and Vicki Smith University of California, Davis
Much has been written about the 'risk society', which can embrace anything from existential angst to the dangers of new technology. Less attention has been paid to the concrete meaning of risk in specific circumstances. This special issue places the experience of work at centre stage. Its focus is the nature of risk as it is faced by workers in the workplace, embracing the sources of risk, how it is experienced, and how it can be moderated or even deployed constructively. In relation to the moderation of risk, what are the roles of workers, trade unions, labour market intermediaries and regulatory bodies in negotiating risk? Is risk now simply taken for granted, and if so is this a universal tendency or one limited to certain occupations and contexts? We particularly wish to encourage studies of workers at the bottom end of the labour market, for risk affects them in very stark ways; we include here the insecure work force such as migrant and illegal workers and temporary and agency staff.
The deadline for submissions is 13 July 2007. The special issue is intended for publication in mid- 2008.
For the full call for papers, please visit the Human Relations website:
http://www.tavinstitute.org/humanrelations/special_issues/callseconomy.html
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