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Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 11:01:55 GMT0BST
From: Kevin Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Precarious Employment Seminar
Apologies for cross-posting but thought this might be of interest.
Contact details at the bottom of the message.
Regards,
Kevin
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Economic Geography Research Group
`Precarious Employment'
July 1 1999
Department of Geography UCL, London
In the 1990s there has been growing evidence of a widespread shift
towards precarious forms of employment in the developed world. In the
US, for example, Cappelli et al (1997) have documented the growth in
contingent work - inherently precarious types of contracts which
includes temporary employment - to reflect the `disassembling' of
internal work structures. Similarly, in their Post-Work Manifesto,
Aronowitz et al (1998) highlight the growth of workplace insecurity,
supported by the increased prevalence of precarious forms of work and
the shrinking number of 'permanent' jobs. The growing incidence of
precarious employment across all occupations has prompted them to ask
whether societies are heading for a future in which the `good job
rapidly becomes the subject of museum shows?' Taking this theme on,
the one-day seminar draws together four academics who have worked
extensively in the area of work and welfare. Moving beyond traditional
disciplinary boundaries, the seminar aims to make a contribution to
current political, policy and popular debates around the future of
work. It focuses on the existence of precarious forms of employment
and draws on research from Europe and the US. This is supplemented by,
and integrated into, an analysis of the role of the state in the
regulation of workplace and welfare insecurity.
Attendance charge - stlg 10, remitted for post-grads
Buffet lunch will be provided and is included in the charge. 12-1
lunch and registration, seminar begins at 1.00.
Speakers:
. John Allen (Department of Geography, Open University)
. Jamie Peck (School of Geography and International Centre for Labour
Studies, University of Manchester)
. Diane Perrons (Department of Geography and Gender Institute, London
School of Economics)
. Jill Rubery (School of Management and European Work and Employment
Research Center, UMIST)
To book a place, please contact either:
Andy Cumbers, Department of Geography, University of Aberdeen,
Aberdeen, AB24 3UF, [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Kevin Ward, International
Centre for Labour Studies, 3rd Floor Williamson Building, University
of Manchester, M13 9PL, [EMAIL PROTECTED], or Helen Lawton-Smith,
Centre for Local Economic Development, Coventry University, Coventry,
CV1 5FB, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kevin G. Ward
International Centre for Labour Studies
3rd Floor
Williamson Building
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel.: +44 (0) 161 275 4483 (direct)
+44 (0) 161 275 4482 (secretary)
Fax.: +44 (0) 161 275 2505
EGRG web-page: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~egrg
