IV ISA Forum of Sociology (February 23-28, 2021)

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Participation, Democracy and Inequality in the World or Work

Abstract Submissions Closed

RC10 Participation, Organizational Democracy and Self-Management (host committee)

Language: Spanish, French and English

Session Type: Oral

The need to re-invent democracy within and beyond the representative system in order to tackle global challenges applies to the workplace and the world of work as well as to the political arena. One of the reasons for increasing income inequality is the erosion of wages and the decline of unions and their collective bargaining power. Meanwhile social movements and various forms of representation and collective protest have also emerged. However, freedom of association is still to be gained in many countries, while trade unions are being challenged at the national level in many others, and worker representation at the global level is still in its inception.

This session invites papers to discuss Participation, Democracy and Inequality from the perspective of the World or Work and with a particular focus on fostering Participation, Organizational Democracy, and Self-Management. The session welcomes papers on organizational democracy at the workplace, as well as on the evolution of worker representation and participation, at different levels, from the workplace to the global level.