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Dewey’s Vision of Democracy and Work

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  • Roberto Frega

    (CEMS - Centre d'étude des mouvements sociaux - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Noé Kirch

    (TRIANGLE - Triangle : action, discours, pensée politique et économique - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - IEP Lyon - Sciences Po Lyon - Institut d'études politiques de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

"John Dewey's vision of work is strictly related to and dependent on his wide, social view of democracy. Dewey conceived of democracy as the complex form of a society, rather than as a political regime. According to this view, for democracy to be achieved, a society must, among other things, fully democratize work and the workplace. This chapter begins by presenting Dewey's vision of democracy, and then proceeds to articulate his democratic vision of work and the workplace. It notably shows that Dewey saw a virtuous circle between work and democracy: on the one hand, the quality of work experience is enhanced when it is carried out under democratic conditions; on the other hand, democratic work contributes to the deepening of democratic habits in individuals and to the realization of the democratic ideal throughout the entire society."

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  • Roberto Frega & Noé Kirch, 2026. "Dewey’s Vision of Democracy and Work," Post-Print hal-05536274, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05536274
    DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197693643.013.0016
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