2025 ASA Thematic Roundtable on Organizing Informal Workers (Development Section)

Katherine Maich and Chris Tilly are organizing a Thematic Roundtable on Organizing Informal Workers at ASA 2025, as one roundtable within Sociology of Development. Mobilizations of informal workers, those lacking the legal and social insurance protections of standard workers, have become increasingly important, especially as more of the world of work informalizes. What does this mean for the future of work overall? We welcome empirical and theoretical, qualitative and quantitative work from any region of the world. Contributions from PhD students and junior scholars are particularly welcome.

To submit a paper, please do both of the following: (1) submit a paper or extended abstract to the Sociology of Development Roundtables through the regular ASA portal ahead of the February 26 deadline; (2) at the same time, email the paper or abstract to Kate at kmaich@tamu.edu. For any questions, please contact kmaich@tamu.edu.