Work, Class and Resistance - ISJ Day School
Work, Class and Resistance:
A one-day conference hosted by the International
Socialism journal.
Saturday 8 February 2014.
How relevant is Marx’s conception of class? Has the working class
been rendered impotent by neoliberalism? What are the prospects for resistance
from trade unions today?
The conference brings
together academics and trade union activists. It is an opportunity to discuss
and debate the shape of the working class today and the potential for
resistance.
Plenary sessions:
The Working Class Today
Resistance and Organisation
Plenary sessions:
The Working Class Today
Resistance and Organisation
Workshops:
Theorising Class
The State of Workplace Organisation
Precarity and Poverty
Social Media
Speakers include:
Ralph Darlington- professor of employment relations at the University of Salford and author of Radical Unionism: The Rise and Fall of Revolutionary Syndicalism.
Phil Taylor- professor at Strathclyde business school and editor of New Technology, Work and Employment.
Jane Hardy- professor of political economy at University of Hertfordshire and author of Poland’s New Capitalism.
Kevin Doogan- author of New Capitalism? The Transformation of Work.
Joseph Choonara- author of Unravelling Capitalism.
Jim Wolfreys- Kings College London UCU branch president.
Xanthe Rose- Postgraduate student at the University of Leicester.
The State of Workplace Organisation
Precarity and Poverty
Social Media
Speakers include:
Ralph Darlington- professor of employment relations at the University of Salford and author of Radical Unionism: The Rise and Fall of Revolutionary Syndicalism.
Phil Taylor- professor at Strathclyde business school and editor of New Technology, Work and Employment.
Jane Hardy- professor of political economy at University of Hertfordshire and author of Poland’s New Capitalism.
Kevin Doogan- author of New Capitalism? The Transformation of Work.
Joseph Choonara- author of Unravelling Capitalism.
Jim Wolfreys- Kings College London UCU branch president.
Xanthe Rose- Postgraduate student at the University of Leicester.
Saturday 8 February 2014
Registration: 10.30 for 11am start. Ends: 5pm.
Location: Birkbeck, University
of London,
Malet
Street,
London,
WC1E 7HX
0207 819 1170
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/173209256217117/
Space is limited so book a ticket, email isj@swp.org.uk or phone 020 7819 1177. Those attending will be asked for a donation (£10 waged /£5 unwaged or student) to cover our costs.
Space is limited so book a ticket, email isj@swp.org.uk or phone 020 7819 1177. Those attending will be asked for a donation (£10 waged /£5 unwaged or student) to cover our costs.
Labels: class struggle, Marxism, socialism
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