As part of the International Sociological Association’s XIX World Congress of Sociology taking place in Toronto in July 2018, RC44 Labor Movements is presenting an exciting programme of sessions.
The call for papers is open until 30 September 2017. All abstracts must be uploaded to the online platform by the deadline, with no exceptions.
To access the call for abstracts, please go to the RC44 website and follow the links. You will need to upload an abstract to a specific session (listed below).
http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/research-networks/research-committees/rc44-labor-movements/
Or follow the links from the ISA main page for the Congress:
http://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/toronto-2018/call-for-abstracts/
RC44 Sessions
International Labour Solidarity in the Americas: Exploring New Research and Developments
Labour Movements Under Rekindled Nationalism
Academic Labour in Times of Authoritarianism, Violence and Injustice
Assessing the Supranational Strategies of International Labour Movement Organizations
China’s Labor in Global Services and Transnational Production
Connections Between Indigenous Peoples’ Movements and Labour Movements
Free Trade, Labour Movements and the Search for Alternatives
Informal and Precarious Worker Organizing Under Global Capitalism
Labour and Populism: Trajectories, Dilemmas, and Opportunities
Labour and the Forces of Nature: Prospects, Paradoxes and Perspectives
Learning from Migrant Labour Struggles: Innovative Initiatives of Precarious Workers
Organizing in a Gig Economy: Atomized Work and the Labor Movement
Precarious Labour, Life and Urban Struggle
The Employment Standards Enforcement Gap in Ontario (Joint Session with RC44 Labour Movements)
Trade Unions in Transformation: Acquiring and Applying Power Resources
Xenophobia, Anti-Migrant Politics, and Workers’ Movements
