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Research for whom? Labour sociology between observation, co-management and social critique

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  • Mayer-Ahuja, Nicole

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What is the relationship between labour sociologists and the workers they examine, and what function do researchers acquire within the complex field of force that is the workplace? These questions are addressed, mainly drawing upon the author’s personal research experiences as a labour soci-ologist at one of the leading German institutes of labour research (SOFI, at University of Goettingen). After discussing in how far the social divide be-tween researchers and their objects of research impede or rather support a thorough analysis of work organisation, and how labour sociologists can resist the tendency to be turned into (cheap) corporate consultants, the question will be tackled whether labour sociology can still claim political relevance today. The article ends with some reflections on how new strategies of research could possibly pave the way for politics of emanci-pation, on the shop-floor and beyond.

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  • Mayer-Ahuja, Nicole, 2015. "Research for whom? Labour sociology between observation, co-management and social critique," International Journal of Action Research, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 11(1-2), pages 79-92.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:ijares:ijar-2015-01-mayer-ahuja
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    1. Sauer, Stefan, 2017. "Partizipative Forschung und Gestaltung als Antwort auf empirische und forschungspolitische Herausforderungen der Arbeitsforschung? [Participatory research and intervention as an answer to challenge," Industrielle Beziehungen. Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management, Verlag Barbara Budrich, vol. 24(3), pages 253-270.

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    Keywords

    labour sociology; sociological case study; IT-work; work organisation; tripartist labour regulation;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J53 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Labor-Management Relations; Industrial Jurisprudence
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods

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