We are pleased to invite you to contribute to an edited book on Graduates’ work in the knowledge economy (with Palgrave). The volume aims to advance the understanding of graduate careers in the ‘knowledge economy.’ It uses sociological, economic, and political lenses to examine the structures of opportunities (and constraints) shaping graduates’ experiences of work in the knowledge economy. We are interested in personal, as well as the more structural implications of graduate work across a variegated occupational spectrum. The book asks whether (and for whom) the knowledge economy can bring decent, white-collar jobs and for whom/ where/ when it is over-selling the promise of upward careers. It examines the social and economic implications of the knowledge economy.

We invite contributions on the structural enablers, including skill formation systems, professional and company cultures, as well as critical analyses of the politics of the knowledge economy. Empirical or theoretical papers from different domains (including, but not limited to Sociology of Work and Employment, Youth studies, Political economy, and regional studies) are welcome.

Submission Guidelines

Please find information on submissions here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xyi3Ev7gBtzqtkKV0jMgQcWsQHrsZApI/view].

Abstract (300 words): January 15, 2024

Full chapter (6000-8000 words): July 30, 2024

Anticipated publication date: 2025

We have a preliminary publication agreement with Palgrave.

For any further queries, please contact Maria-Carmen Pantea at maria.pantea@ubbcluj.ro

Editors:

Maria-Carmen Pantea, Universitatea ‘Babeș-Bolyai’ (maria.pantea@ubbcluj.ro)

Ken Roberts, The University of Liverpool (bert@liverpool.ac.uk)

Dan-Cristian Dabija, Universitatea ‘Babeș-Bolyai’ (dan.dabija@ubbcluj.ro)