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Towards new forms of economic and political action: from voice to entry
No full textThe authors propose a classification
of these new models by examining two main variables: (1) the tension
between voice and entry as type of action implemented; and (2) the dichotomy
between bottom-up and top-down origin in terms of trajectory of launch. Four distinctive models emerge from the intersection of these two interpretative
axes: mobilization; organizing; cooperation; and networking. Beyond transversal
commonalities shared by all the four clusters, referring to organizational
structure, goals and strategies, the distinctive traits of each model are discussed
in depth. The transversal reading also sheds light on the strengths and
transferability of the ideal-typical models proposed, limitation and constraints
as well as tensions, osmosis between the various quadrants and the potential
evolutions and mutual interference between the clusters
Conclusion: contingent workers’ voice in Southern Europe after Covid-19
No full textThe chapter analyses the pandemic
crisis as a ‘critical juncture’, an historic moment of relative structural indeterminacy,
in which path-dependency reproduction mechanisms weaken and ties
to the past loosen, while possible choices multiply. The role of ‘wilful actors’,
in old and new forms of protection and representation of workers, becomes
crucial in this new context.
As can be seen throughout this book, in the current phase of transformation
of the world of work, instability and contingency have become frequent situations
in people’s working lives. Nevertheless, the potential, conditions and
limits to social protection and collective action among contingent workers are
only starting to be explored. This book aims to help fill this gap. The analysis
presented can provide traditional unions with insight into the specific demands
of emerging categories of workers and help these organizations find ways to
improve and strengthen their action. Likewise, it offers tested experiences of
alternative courses of action and organization to those workers who are on the
margins of the ‘standard’ employment relationship and do not feel represented
by the traditional actors of labour relations
Introduction: what is at stake regarding the collective representation of contingent workers?
No full textThis book contains the outputs for two Southern European countries, Spain
and Italy, of a European-wide investigation, the SWIRL – Slash Workers
and Industrial ReLations project, founded by the Directorate-General for
Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission,
which also covered Belgium, Bulgaria, France and Germany.1 This research
has analysed, from a sociological perspective, the rising trend of contingent
work, the needs and obstacles for collective representation that the wide range
of workers who fit into this category of employment face and the innovative
representation experiences that nevertheless have emerged
Consegne Etiche: the ethical platform for food delivery
No full textDavide Arcidiacono, Francesco Bonifacio and Ivana Pais present the
third initiative of Part III in Chapter 9, ‘Consegne Etiche: the ethical platform
for food delivery’. The experience of Consegne Etiche (Ethical Delivery),
a cooperative of home-delivery services founded in Bologna, constitutes an
alternative model to multinational platforms to provide a solution to the condition
of riders and generate positive political pressure to transform the sector
of urban logistics. The authors argue that unlike other experiences of solidarity
building, the case of Bologna displays a remarkable synergy between the local
administration and informal unions as the cooperative was promoted by the
Municipality of Bologna with the collaboration of the Riders Union Bologna
movement. This initiative embodies a more advanced step in the process
of collaboration around the rights of delivery workers, moving from implementing
reactive strategies of resistance towards the promotion of an ethical
alternative adopting the cooperative model
Karl Polanyi. Le forme di integrazione tra economia e società alla prova della sharing economy
No full textIl capitolo illustra il pensiero di Karl Polanyi, con approfondimento rispetto alle forme di integrazione tra economia e societa
Job quality in the platform economy: From right to service|La qualità del lavoro nella platform economy: Da diritto a servizio
No full textThe platform economy represents a new phase in the transformation of the organization and regulation of work, characterized by an increasing tendency to generate non-standard and flexible job that continue to stay outside the traditional forms of identification, protection and contractualization of labor. The aim of our analysis is to evaluate the impact of the platform paradigm on job quality of work by adopting the OECD Job Quality Framework within a qualitative research design based on the triangulation of data sources relating to various forms of platform work in Italy. The analysis highlights the diversification of risk profiles among platform workers and the platform’s tendency to transform the quality of work from a right to a service provided to users
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Spazi di lavoro collaborativi in aree periferiche: possibili strumenti di welfare e motori di sviluppo locale?
No full textIl capitolo prende le mosse dalla categorizzazione degli spazi proposta
da CoWorkLand (2020) ed elabora la seguente nuova classificazione
sulla base delle caratteristiche degli utenti: (i) lavoratori e studenti locali;
(ii) nuovi residenti a lungo termine; (iii) residenti temporanei; (iv) nomadi
digitali. L’obiettivo del capitolo è descrivere il potenziale degli spazi di lavoro
collaborativi nelle aree periferiche del paese, illustrando come questi
spazi possano essere usati come strumenti nell’ambito di iniziative – pubbliche
e private – volte a ripopolare aree in declino demografico, promuovere
il turismo e supportare i lavoratori locali. L’analisi si basa sull’analisi
di quattro spazi collaborativi in aree periferiche – uno per ogni categoria
della classificazione – realizzata attraverso analisi desk e interviste rivolte
ai gestori degli spazi
Come si fanno le domande? Intervista e Questionario
No full textcapitolo manualistico sulle diverse tecniche di rilevazione dati: questionario e intervist
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