ILPC 2026

ILPC 2017 Papers

Surname Firstname Title AbstractLink PaperLink
Abilio Ludmila The very modern and precarious ‘independent worker’: Contemporary forms of labour exploitation, control and organisation Abstract Paper
Albert Kyle Does Certification Improve Job Satisfaction? Evidence from a Study of US College Graduates Abstract
Almond Phil A “slow” manifesto for comparative research on work and employment Abstract Paper
Ambra Maria Concetta Outsourcing Logistics: the impact on working conditions and on unions strategies Abstract
Ambra Maria Concetta Outsourcing Logistics: the impact on working conditions and on unions strategies Abstract
Andrews Penny Foaming Data: end to end and where will it end? Abstract
Aspoy Tove Mogstad Job quality among people without higher education in Norway, Sweden, the UK and Ireland Abstract
Attom Albert ‘Uncaring Capital’ in Care Homes; the influence of financialisation on employment relations within the English care home context from the perspective of ‘employee voice’ Abstract
Aufderhorst-Roberts Maisie Institutional responses to the changing nature of apprenticeships in England and Germany Abstract
Ayaz Muhammad Social Upgrading in Global Value Chains: A Labour Process Perspective Abstract
Azaïs Christian Employment grey zones in globalisation: Emerging figures of work in transforming labour markets and political economies Abstract
Baglioni Elena Exploitation and labour control regimes: a research agenda Abstract
Balasubramanian Girish Union revitalization strategies – Evidence of converging divergence from India Abstract
Ballardie Ruth Shifting from collective to individualised reponses to nurse work intensification in the neoliberal hospital Abstract
Barada Valerija PRECARITY OF THE ELITE: LABOURING IN THE AREA OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AND ARTS IN CROATIA Abstract
Barradas Ricardo Financialisation and the Fall in Labour Income Share: Evidence for European Union Using a Country-level Approach Abstract
Basu Hemantika Whose Workers? Understanding Labour Process of Informal Care Workers (Ayahs) in Bengal (India) Abstract
Beck Vanessa Employment and intergenerational relations Abstract
Bennett Tony A critical pedagogic analysis of union learning in the UK: Applying Freire in practice Abstract
Bensman David Labor in the Global Logistics Value Chain Abstract
Benvegnù Carlotta Changing labour geographies in the era of the (urban) “logistics revolution”. The case of the Northern Italy logistics sector Abstract
Blakely Helen Collective memory and the labour movement: 1984-1985 Miners' Strike Abstract
Bobek Alicja Be careful what you wish for: Enforced flexibility and working conditions in Ireland Abstract
Boivin Louise Union Action in the Context of Economic Concentration and Fragmentation of Work: a Strike in Seniors’ Residences in Quebec Abstract
Bolton Sharon The limits of zero hours contracts – a double indeterminacy of labour perspective Abstract
Boulos Marina The Role of Trade Unions in Stress Management Abstract Paper
BOUTSIOUKI SOFIA Planning and implementing youth policies: A critical approach of the Youth Guarantee in Greece Abstract Paper
BOUTSIOUKI SOFIA Institutional and operational dimensions of work-based learning. The case of VET traineeships in Greece Abstract
brannan matthew A Failure of Organizational Control? The Unintended Consequences of Ambiguity in Retail Financial Services Abstract Paper
Briken Kendra Securing the supply chain – conceptualizing commodified security within logistics Abstract
Brook Paul The future of work: prospects, possibilities and alternatives Abstract
Burns Diane Financialised innovation and long-term residential elder care Abstract
byford iona An answer to the activism ‘problem’? A regional study of UNITE Community membership. Abstract
Cabaco Susana Reframing economic democracy around public engagement, deliberation and employment rights: developing an Economic Democracy Index Abstract
Calvert John Promoting Climate Literacy in British Columbia's Apprenticeship System: Evaluating One Union's Efforts to Overcome Barriers to Low Carbon Construction Abstract Paper
Cam Surhan Job Satisfaction and ‘Seniority’ (Managerial Status and Job Tenure): Evidence from the Turkish Shipyards for a Trade-off Frame Abstract
Cao Xuebing The changing face of collective pay determination in foreign invested firms in China Abstract
Cardenas Tomazic Ana FROM INFORMALIZATION TO INCARCERATION? REGULATING THE FEMALE LABOUR FORCE IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION Abstract Paper
CHAYTAWEEP SAOWALAK precarious labour and labour organizing in Northern Thailand Abstract
Chen Gwen Working away from home: a form of resistance and escape Abstract
Cheng Ran Effect of Minimum Wage Institution on Wage Inequality in China: An Institutional and Organizational Perspective Abstract Paper
Chillas Shiona History in use - authenticity in Scottish textile production Abstract
Choonara Joseph An endless rise of precarity? Evidence from British tenure data. Abstract
Chung Heejung Schedule flexibility as a gift or a right? Schedule control, work intensity and the importance of country contexts Abstract
Chung Heejung Flexible working and consequence for work-life balance: importance of gender occupation and family context Abstract
Cifuentes Lucas Subcontracting: from political economy to the labour process, evidence from Chile. Abstract
Clarke Linda The role of labour and VET in meeting low energy construction targets Abstract
Cohen Nicole Victory at Vice: Organizing Digital Media Workers Abstract
Cook Hugh The vulnerability of commitment focused HRM Abstract
Crockett Gareth Building relationships between worker cooperatives and trade unions in an emerging market context. Old debates, new settings? Abstract
Cunningham Ian Individualism and Personalisation in social care: the implications for workforce security and union organising strategies Abstract
Czirfusz Márton Uneven development and the post-crisis Hungarian workfare state Abstract
Demir Elma Organized Anarchy: How Informal Rules and Institutional Corruption Shape the Labor Market in Bosnia and Herzegovina Abstract
DHAL MANORANJAN CHALLENGES OF TRADE UNION IN JAPANESE AUTOMOBILE SECTOR IN THE LIBERALIZED ECONOMY Abstract Paper
Dhir Rishabh Kumar Paper title: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change – From Victims to Change Agents through Decent Work Abstract Paper
Diab Ramon A Theory of Cybernetic Capitalism: Uber’s Big Data Labour Process Platform Abstract Paper
Dibben Pauline From precarious to decent work in textiles value chains: walking a tightrope in South Africa and Brazil Abstract
Dietrich Wielenga Karuna Miryam The Historical Emergence of the Informal Sector: Law and labour politics in early independent India Abstract
Dieuaide Patrick Employment Grey Zones in Global Supply Chains: “Delegalization” or Managerial Regulation of Employment Relationship ? Abstract
Dordoni Annalisa Retail Work in the 24/7 Service Society: Deregulation, Neoliberalism and Consumerism Abstract Paper
Dorigatti Lisa When the exception becomes the norm. On rule avoidance, organisational boundaries and institutional change Abstract
Dundon Tony The political marketization of work, employment and HRM Abstract
Ejiogu Chibuzo Power and Voice of Migrant Labour - the Role of Migrant Networks and Civil Society Organisations Abstract Paper
Erdogan Emine Turkish Women as Impediments to 'Modern' Production for Japanese Market Abstract
Erol Mehmet Erman Financialisation and Labour in Contemporary Turkish Political Economy: Notes on Debt, Discipline and Resistance Abstract
Fei Shuo Exploration of officials’ perspectives towards Universal credit’s influences on their clients’ employment-related behaviours in Sutton and Croydon Abstract
Ferschli Benjamin Capitalism without Bosses: Control over the Labour-Process in the Self-Managing Firm Abstract
Flecker Jörg Winner Takes All: Bidding and contesting for highly skilled work on internet platforms Abstract
French Steve Must Improve - An analysis of Performance Management in the UK Civil Service Abstract
Fullin Giovanna LOW WAGE, PRECARIOUSNESS AND INTERACTIONS WITH CUSTOMERS. COMPARING THE EXPERIENCES OF FRONT LINE SERVICE WORKERS IN MILAN AND NEW YORK Abstract Paper
Gaitsch Myriam Remodelling the welfare state and its service providers: Forms of subjectivation and subject positions of Swiss public employment agents - A case study Abstract
Gale Jenny 'Transforming Rehabilitation' or the Labour Process?: The continuing saga of the UK Probation Service Abstract
Galgoczi Bela The role of trade unions in the transformation towards a low carbon economy Abstract
Gandini Alessandro The labour process and digital labour Abstract
Gasparri Stefano Between institutions and movements. Comparing union strategies in fashion retail in Italy and US Abstract
Gatt Rebecca Controlling the middle managers: professional, normative, bureaucratic control and work intensification Abstract
Gibbs Ewan Labour History and Labour Process: Towards a Critical Political Economy of Past and Present Abstract
Girei Emanuela Resisting co-optation: a case study of the Phulbari Movement Abstract
Gleeson Colin Patrick Decarbonising the electricity grid: the implications for organised labour Abstract
Goyer Michel German Ordoliberalism and the Asymmetric Governance of the Eurozone Crisis Abstract
Grady Jo Re-Connecting Work, Political Economy, Pensions and Precarity: The Appropriation of Pension Contributions under Finance-Led Capitalism Abstract
Grugulis Irena Job seeking tournaments and supportive social ties: the paradox of work in the creative industries Abstract
Gundogdu Ibrahim CONTAINING LABOUR IN THE RISING INDUSTRIAL TOWNS OF TURKEY: CLASS CONTRADICTIONS, RELIGION AND LOCALITY Abstract
Guter-Sandu Andrei Public Policy and Social Finance: Between Democratisation and Financialisation Abstract
Hadjisolomou Anastasios Front-line managers’ misbehavior? The elephant in the room? Abstract
Hagen Inger Marie Transnational reprentation at company boards Abstract
Haidinger Bettina The ETF campaign „Fair Transport Europe“ – how did it embrace logistics workers? Abstract
Hammer Nikolaus What kind of reshoring? An exploration of restructuring in European apparel manufacturing Abstract
Hastings Thomas Hybrid forms of regulation: finding space for worker agency in labour law enforcement Abstract
Haunschild Axel Sustaining Sustainability through Co-determination? - The Case of German Industrial Relations Abstract
HAVARD Christelle The user-patients as work relations actors within hospitals : an French illustration with the notions of region and regionalisation Abstract Paper
Haviland Sara Community colleges at the intersection of the employment relationship: Balancing students’ and employers’ needs, influencing worker and employer power Abstract
Hickland Eugene Wage Bargaining in Post Economic Crisis Ireland Abstract
Hodder Andy ‘It’s something you see that adults do’: understanding the relationship between trade unions and young people in the UK Abstract
Holgate Jane ‘Non-workers’ and trade unions: why are people joining Unite Community? Abstract
Holtgrewe Ursula From solutions to commodities and back again? Restructuring in the European telecom and IT sector and trade unions’ strategies of coping with it Abstract Paper
Hughes Emma A critical realist analysis of union resistance in the labour process at London Underground Abstract
Hürtgen Stefanie Labour and Structural Heterogeneity in Europe Abstract
Huzzard Tony Image, Imageability and the Intrapreneur: Exploring the Politics of Knowledge Work Abstract Paper
Ibsen Christian Lyhne Fragmented Employers, Fragmented Work? The role of employers associations in Swedish and Danish telecommunications Abstract
Igudia Eghosa The role of institutions in poverty reduction and inclusive growth: a case study of the (street hawkers in) Lagos state informal economy Abstract
Ingellis Anna Giulia Economic Crisis and Labour Market Responses: Applying Economic Growth Models to Southern European Countries Abstract
Janssen Joern Gig Economy, the Latest Stage in The Great Transformation of Karl Polanyi. Abstract
JANY-CATRICE Florence Conflicts in Measuring a Price Index and Consequences on Productivity Measurement - the Case of France Abstract
Jenkins Jean The Political and Economic Influence of the Cambodian Garment Sector Employers: Old controls, old battles, new battlegrounds. Abstract
Jesnes Kristin The sharing economy in Norway: size and challenges for labor regulations Abstract
Johansson Maria Attitudes towards safety and women – two sides of the same coin in shaping identity in the construction industry Abstract Paper
Jordan Kirrily What can we learn from Aboriginal Australia? Coercion, culture and the meaning of work Abstract
Joyce Simon Characteristics of the crowd workforce in Europe Abstract
Kalil Renan Labor law and the sharing economy: do they match? Abstract
Kanji Shireen Women’s status in China: the impact of global supply chain trade Abstract
Kao Andi Labor Law Reform in Taiwan: A Polanyi-Gramscian Perspective Abstract
Kässi Otto Online Labour Index: Measuring the Online Gig Economy for Policy and Research Abstract Paper
Kawalec Sandra Crowdsourcing and Crowdworking and their implications for the organization of work Abstract
Kerr Ewan Contesting Just Transition: a sufficient challenge to capitalist labour processes? Abstract
KHADKA TILAK JANG Nepal's new journey towards new forms of workforce flexibility, insecurity and intensification: Abstract
Khan Omar Bin Harun EVOLUTION OF WORKING CONDITIONS IN BANGLADESH: BEFORE AND AFTER RANA PLAZA COLLAPSE Abstract Paper
Kirchhoff Jörg The influence of technology and standards on professionals’ work Abstract
Korczynski Marek The Art of Organic Solidarity: The Fall of ‘Solidarity Forever’ and the Rise of Collaborative Organising and Participatory Art? Abstract
Kozhevnikov Andrew Studying Skilled Careers: Does Location Matter? The Case of Skilled Migrants in the North-East of England Abstract
Krzywdzinski Martin Gender and consent on the shop floor. The case of a lean automobile factory in Russia Abstract
Kubisa Julia ‘It’s us who make the burgers popular’ – workers’ responses in gastronomy sector. Warsaw case. Abstract
Kuforiji Toyosi Perceptions of occupational stress and coping among Maternity Ward Attendants (MWAs) in hospital settings in Nigeria Abstract Paper
Lee Amanda Time, place, space and the academic labour process Abstract
Lehdonvirta Vili Work alerts and personal bests: Managing time in the online gig economy Abstract
Lethbridge Jane Democratic professionalism and digitalisation Abstract
Lewis Paul Welfare Capitalism in Post-Industrial Times: Trilemma or Power Over Rents? Abstract
Li Cheng Chaning Relations of Production of Agricultura in China under Globalization Abstract
Li Yan Towards a Pathway and Consequence of Precarious Geography of Creative Labour in China Abstract
Lipsig-Mumme Carla Slow Greening: Climate Literacy and the Labour Movement Abstract
Looise Jan Kees Smart organizations/HRM: really something new? Abstract
Lynch Mairead Unchain My Heart: Managerial Emotion Work on the Front Line of Interactive Service Work Abstract
Maccarrone Vincenzo Organising the unorganisable: gig economy couriers' mobilisation in UK and Italy Abstract
Machinya Johannes Undocumented labour migrancy: illegalised and criminalised – a form of an unfree labour regime Abstract
Magnani Elisabetta Firms' Debt and Labour Adjustments during a Transition. The Experience of Central and Eastern European Economies Abstract
Maguire Sue Singing from the same hymn sheet? Unpacking policy across the UK to reduce the number of young people who are NEET Abstract
Manky Omar When do workers commit to environmental action? Labro Process and the production of local blue-green alliances in the Peruvian mining industry. Abstract
Mareschal Patrice Public Sector Labor Relations in the United States: Austerity, Politics, and Policy Abstract Paper
Marks Abigail Occupation, Gender and Class: Identity Intersectionality among Female Operator Services Telephonists Abstract
Marques Paulo Gender wage gap and labour market regulation in European countries: A configurational analysis using fsQCA Abstract
Martinelli Aris A heterodox economic approach to study firm restructuring Abstract Paper
Mather Kim “It’s about getting them all on message”: a case study of performance management in the UK fire service Abstract
mcguire Darren Cotton, capabilities and anti-slavery NGOs in Uzbekistan Abstract
Mearns Lesley Why do many multinational corporations continue to fail to hear the listen to the voices of their employees especially in a turbulent and precarious economic climate? Abstract
Mearns Lesley Do Management take Advantage of the Structural Imbalance within the Employment Relationship which is created by the Entrenchment of Traditional Communities? Abstract
Mogensen Mette The adverse effects of the resilient organization? - Accounting for the flip side of 'positive resources' in prison work Abstract
Mokkil Maruthur Sumeetha Precarious Lives: Discipline, Trust and Power Dynamics in the Workplace: A study of Gold Jewellery Making Industry in Kerala, India Abstract
Murgo Michele Governing labour-related risks in global value chains through international framework agreements Abstract Paper
Mustchin Stephen Labour inspection, employment regulation and the changing role of state agencies and inspectors in enforcing rights at work Abstract
Newsome Kirsty Exploiting the Low-Road? Self-Employment and the ‘Last Mile’ of Parcel Delivery in the UK Abstract
Nolan Peter The British `productivity paradox’: Insights from industrial relations research Abstract
Nugent Catherine Fixing the Last Mile? How UK telecommunication engineers are responding to industrial change. Abstract Paper
Oladeinde Olusegun O "Identity-Work" and Workers Interests Articulation in an Oil Refinery, Nigeria: a post-structuralist evaluations. Abstract Paper
Osituyo Oladapo Career Advancement and Under-representation of women in top management positions: an empirical assessment of selected Public Sector Organisations in Gauteng Province. Abstract
Ozkiziltan Didem A new political economy of insecurity? AKP and socio-economic actors in re-institutionalisation of Turkish industrial relations Abstract
Özoğlu Burçak Measuring teachers’ work: Performance Management System in Education, case from Turkey Abstract Paper
P Remesh Babu From Mediated to Intimidated? Declining Trade Unionism and Eroding Legal Protective Frame for Media Workers in India Abstract
Payne Jonathan LE(a)P in the Dark? Local Enterprise Partnerships, Local Skills Strategies and Poor Work in Times of Austerity Abstract
Pearse Rebecca Changing geographies of work and the contradictions of energy transition Abstract
Pearson Philip Trade unions, industry and climate policies towards a just transition Abstract
Pitts Frederick Harry Beyond the Fragment: The Postoperaist Reception of Marx’s Fragment on Machines and its Relevance Today Abstract
Preminger Jonathan Minority integration into the workforce and the creation of a false equality Abstract Paper
Primorac Jaka Foreign film production and the local labour market: The case of Croatia Abstract
Procter Stephen Making Connections in a Disconnected World: Financialisation, Flexibility and Strategic HRM Abstract
Prowse Julie Austerity and the Living Wage: the Case of Care Workers in England Abstract
Pustelnikovaite Toma Modes of incorporation: understanding the working lives of migrant academics in UK's universities Abstract Paper
Rachmawati Riani Diversity Program for Employees with Disabilities (Explorative Study of BCS Bank Indonesia) Abstract
Ramsdal Helge Chains, shops,networks - changing features of hospital work organization Abstract
Rangel Felipe From the informal street vendor to the microentrepreneur: metamorphosis of the popular commerce in São Paulo Abstract
Reaney Ruth Reinforced fragmentation or coherent cooperation? The impact of the representativeness reform on local union strategy in the French automobile industry. Abstract
Reza Md Selim Prisonised employment: Adolescence, wage bondage and precarious work life in Bangladesh Abstract
Rhomberg Chris Mobilization in the Workplace: Rediscovering the Strike from a Comparative Perspective Abstract
Ribeiro de Oliveira Daniela The end of the work the never ending work: teleworking in the Information Technology sector in Brazil Abstract
Roberts Chris Just Transition in a Neoliberal Context: The Contradictions of Labour-Market Policy in Post-Petro-State Canada Abstract
Rocha Lawton Natalia Social and employment implications of renewable distributed generation in Mexico Abstract
Roth-Ebner Caroline Literacies for digitally supported work Abstract
Saha Debdulal Labour Process in Global Value Chain: Unfolding Labour Questions of Indian Tea Industry Abstract
Sahin Cagatay Edgucan Logistics Workers Struggles in Turkey: Possibilities and Strategies for the Future Abstract
Sánchez-Mira Núria Crisis, austerity and the Gender Pay Gap. A cross-national analysis of sectorial dynamics Abstract
Schaupp Simon Automatic Process Control as Apparatuses of Cybernetic Regulation Abstract Paper
Schenner Johanna Shortcomings in Research on Recruitment Agencies and Forced Labour Abstract
Schobin Janosch Digital Gamification as a Trojan Horse: Are IT Departments Conquering Low and Middle Management? Abstract
Scholz Frederike Inequality at work and disabled people Abstract
Schulte Lisa Romance or Chimaera? Industry Policy and Job Quality in European Offshore Wind Turbine Manufacturing Abstract
Schulte Lisa In defence of public services Abstract
Seifert Roger Courting disaster: court closures and staff crisis in the justice system Abstract
Shelley Steve More and better jobs in a low carbon future: provocations and possibilities Abstract Paper
Shi Jiachen External Economic Factors’ impacts on Employers’ HRM Decisions in Chinese Financial Service Sector Abstract
Simms Melanie The role of employers in young people’s labour market transitions Abstract
Singe Ingo Demographic Change and Labour Shortages in Eastern Germany: the limits of precariousness as a disciplinary regime? Abstract
Stroud Dean Gamification as Employment Strategy for Greening the Labour Process Abstract
Tai Hsiao-Hui The Transition of Trade Unions in Taiwan: From Paternalistic Autonomy to Responsibility for Collective Union and Non-Union Representation Abstract
Tangian Andranik Declining labor-labor exchange rates as a cause of inequality growth Abstract
Tangian Andranik Explanation of the capital/labor split in terms of underpaid work and inequality implications Abstract
Taylor Phil Performance Management - The (Not So) New Workplace Tyranny Abstract
Thampi Binitha Migration, Aesthetic Labour and the Citizenship - A case of migrant women workers in the emerging services sector in India Abstract
Thompson Paul Marx's Capital and actually existing capital and labour 150 years on Abstract
Till Chris Self-tracking as capital accumulation; making exercise and consciousness productive Abstract
Torres Juana Factors of identity in Trabajadores a Honorarios from Chilean public administration: knowing precariousness boundaries Abstract
Towers Ian Algorithms and The Labour Process Abstract
Trappmann Vera Precarity in Poland and Germany Abstract
Trusson Clive The contribution of ICTs to the managerialisation of organizational professional work: observations from a study of IT service professionals. Abstract
Umney Charles New intermediaries and ‘online sweatshops’: from moral to market economy in London’s live music scene Abstract
Upchurch Martin What’s Different About Digitalisation? Abstract
Urano Edson Ageing and social condition of migrants: the case of Brazilian elderly and their families in Japan Abstract
Vajao Claudia Non-standard employment relationships: is it a single solution? Contractual arrangements in Portugal Abstract
Viegelahn Christian Foreign Direct Investment, Jobs and Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Firm-Level Data Abstract
Vincent Steve Not realising their potential? A comparative analysis of skills development amongst skilled and highly skilled migrants and indigenes Abstract
Wang Jing The everyday resistance and the interaction in rapidly changing hawkers’ management policies in China – a case study of JingXi hawker market Abstract Paper
Weghmann Vera Work Isn't Working. Moving Beyond a Resistance to Work. Abstract
Wickham James Making entrepreneurs: bogus self-employment in the Irish construction industry Abstract
Williams Glynne Performance management and job security: what does fair dismissal mean now? Abstract
Wirth Carsten Modular Retailing and Industrial Relations: A Longitudinal Study of German Retailing Abstract
Wood Alex Good gig, bad gig: job quality in the global platform economy Abstract
Woodcock Jamie The labour and career paths of video game live broadcasters Abstract
Wright Tessa Gender, Class and industrial action – shift patterns and work-life balance in the Fire Brigades Abstract
Wu Ting Improving employability via job crafting: Workplace mindfulness helps? Abstract
Xian Huiping Family Structure, Gender and Work-Family Interface: A comparison between one-child employees and employees with siblings in China Abstract
Yates Ed The strategic economic governance of Greater Manchester’s local labour market by the local state: Implications for young workers Abstract
Yesudian Princy Link between Gender, Employment, Economy and Wellbeing Abstract
Young Doug ‘A double edged sword cuts both ways’ – Personalisation and the employment relations impacts of increasing customer control in voluntary sector social care Abstract
Zhang Shuwan The subordination and insubordination of migrant workers in contemporary China Abstract