Posted on behalf of Annike Welstesen
Theoretical approaches in labour geographies
Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo and IGU
Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Spaces
Two day conference in Oslo, Norway 14-15 May 2008
The analysis of labour geographies has gained momentum in recent years.
However, there is a need to refine theories on both labour in general and
the organisations of the labour movement. In order to do so, a two day
conference on labour geographies is taking place in Oslo. Registration for
the conference and a call for papers is now open. Papers are invited that
address the theoretical ‘missing links’ in labour geographies, and we
especially invite papers that deal with one or more of the following
issues:
- Concepts of power relations and class in labour geographies
- Concepts of labour regimes; control issues, contract issues, material
support issues
- Labour regimes in relation to industry structure and strategies of
industrialisation
- Labour regulations: judicial and ethical, spaces of control
- Place, space, scale and context in labour geographies
- Informalisation and formalisation of work
- Labour hire and labour intermediaries
- Organisations of the labour movement
- Outwork and homework
Theoretical approaches may be illustrated by cases.
Important Dates:
One page abstract by 1 December 2007
Deadline for registration 28 February 2008 Submission of final papers 30
April 2008
Please submit to local organisers:
Hege Merete Knutsen
Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo
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Sylvi B. Endresen
Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo
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Conference publications:
Papers presented for this meeting will be considered for Commission
publication initiatives.
For registration and further information please visit:
http://www.iss.uio.no/english/conference/index.html
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Annika Wetlesen
Research fellow
Department of Sociology and Human Geography University of Oslo Box 1096
Blindern
0317 Oslo
Norway
Phone: +47 22855293
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