The Politics and Ethics of Contemporary Work
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The Politics and Ethics of Contemporary Work

Whither Work?

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

The Politics and Ethics of Contemporary Work

Whither Work?

About this book

Bringing together leading international scholars within the fields of social and political theory and philosophy, this book explores how we should understand work and its role(s) in our lives and wider society.

What challenges are posed by work in our changing economy and the new economic forms that are beginning to emerge, and how can we best address these challenges? In what ways do patterns of working, as well as work technologies, shape people's lives within and outside work, in particular their life opportunities and their social and natural environment? How might we organize—or seek to reorganize—workplaces so that the experience of work better reflects our shared ethical ideals and normative principles? This volume examines these vital questions in a comprehensive and systematic manner in order to provide much needed theoretical insight and practical guidance in reflecting on the nature, problems, and possibilities of work currently.

This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students and established academics in the areas of contemporary political theory and philosophy, social theory, legal philosophy, labour studies, the sociology of work, practical ethics, critical theory, and political activism.

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Yes, you can access The Politics and Ethics of Contemporary Work by Keith Breen, Jean-Philippe Deranty, Keith Breen,Jean-Philippe Deranty in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politique et relations internationales & Relations de travail et relations industrielles. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of figures
  8. List of contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. 1 Whither work? The politics and ethics of contemporary work
  11. 2 Work as a realm of social freedom
  12. 3 The future of meaningfulness in work, organizations, and systems
  13. 4 Work and human nature in Hegel and Marx
  14. 5 Leisure and respect for working people
  15. 6 Contesting the work-spend cycle: the liberal egalitarian case against consumerism
  16. 7 No masters above: testing five arguments for self-employment
  17. 8 Automation, basic income, and merit
  18. 9 Marginal liberalism
  19. 10 Workplace democracy and republican freedom
  20. 11 Democratizing workplaces from below: beyond workplace republicanism
  21. 12 A just transition to a sustainable economy: green political economy, labour republicanism, and the liberation from economic growth
  22. 13 Democratic work: grounds, models, and implications
  23. 14 Proletarian democracy: what can we learn from the Soviet experience?
  24. 15 Open borders and (post-)work
  25. Index