Student Gift Memberships

On February 19, 2016 By Sarah MosseriIn AnnouncementsLeave a comment

If you are a student member of ASA or know of a student member who is interested in organizations, occupations, and work, please consider joining or encouraging him/her to join at no cost ASA’s Organization, Occupations, and Work (OOW) section.

Thanks to the generous support of its members, OOW is covering the section membership fees ($5) for the first 50 students whose full names are emailed to Michel Anteby at manteby@bu.edu Please note that students MUST already be ASA members to be eligible for this offer.

Job Announcement:Research Associate at The Clayman Institute for Gender Research (Stanford)

On February 19, 2016February 19, 2016 By Sarah MosseriIn Job PostingsLeave a comment

The Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University seeks to hire a research associate with expertise in race/ethnicity and organizational behavior to contribute to the Institute’s research agenda on advancing women’s leadership and creating inclusive organizations. This is a two year fixed term position after which time there may be an opportunity to extend the position.

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A Tribute to Randy Hodson: New Volume Of Research in the Sociology of Work

On February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 By Sarah MosseriIn Announcements, PublicationsLeave a comment

We are excited to share news of a new volume of Research in the Sociology of Work, which gives tribute to Randy Hodson.

A Gedenkschrift to Randy Hodson: Working with Dignity, Volume 28
Edited by Lisa Keister (Duke University) and Vincent Roscigno (The Ohio State University)

ISBN: 9781785607271

Randy Hodson was one of contemporary sociology’s central figures in the study of work, occupations, and inequality. This volume pays tribute to his important scholarly contributions. Chapters by other important scholars in these fields reflect and build on his research in work conditions, worker resistance, and social stratification.

“This important volume extends a research tradition that finds its source in Randy Hodson’s remarkable scholarship, and particularly in his ability to put the lifeworld of workers back at the center of the sociology of work. Neophytes and social scientists already familiar with Hodson’s research program have much to learn from this first-class collection of essays. Through the various chapters, sociologists will rediscover a first rate mind — and human being — at work. Kudos to the editor for making this uniquely creative Gedenkschrift!”

Michele Lamont, author of The Dignity of Working Men, Professor of Sociology and African and American Studies, Harvard University

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Job Announcement: Visiting Assistant Professor Position at University of Illinois at Chicago

On February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 By Sarah MosseriIn Job PostingsLeave a comment

The Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking candidates for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor beginning August 2016. We seek candidates who use statistical methods in their research and are able to contribute to the teaching of statistical methods at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The teaching load will be four courses; two graduate statistics courses (the second semester of a two-semester graduate statistics sequence; and an advanced statistical seminar for graduate students) and two sections of undergraduate statistics. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to engage with a vibrant and supportive environment for pursuing their research and publications, including assignment to a senior faculty mentor in the department.

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COSSA/AERA/ICPSR Statement on Common Rule

On February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 By Sarah MosseriIn AnnouncementsLeave a comment

COSSA, AERA and ICPSR have drafted a statement on Common Rule protections for Human Subjects. The letter can be found online here.

OOW Sponsorship of RSW and RSO

On February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 By Sarah MosseriIn AnnouncementsLeave a comment

The OOW Section is pleased to officially announce its sponsorship of two related publications: Research in the Sociology of Organizations and Research in the Sociology of Work, both published by Emerald Group Publishing.

In addition to announcing the sponsorship to our members, a statement that the volumes are “Sponsored by the ASA Section on Organizations, Occupations and Work” will appear, during the sponsorship term, on the front covers of volumes published, on the homepage of the related publications, and on leaflets and other advertising materials which promote the publications and volumes.

Importantly for our members, Emerald has agreed to provide free electronic access to papers published in the publications, for agreed limited periods, and has agreed to contribute $1,500 USD annually towards the section. Emerald has also agreed to provide a 30% discount for OOW members of the print copies of the volumes.

The parties agreed on a period of one year (January 1— December 31, 2016) for this sponsorship, after which it will be reviewed by all parties for continuation.

New Publication of Interest: ILR Review Winter 2016

On February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 By Sarah MosseriIn PublicationsLeave a comment

ILR Review
January 2016; Vol. 69, No. 1

Articles

Harmonious Unions and Rebellious Workers: A Study of Wildcat Strikes in Vietnam
Mark Anner and Xiangmin Liu

The authors examine enterprise-level antecedents of wildcat strikes in Vietnam using a national representative sample of foreign-invested enterprises over the period 2010 to 2012, coding of factory audits, and field research. They predict that these unauthorized, semi-spontaneous work stoppages are more common among unionized workplaces, because the presence of a union in the workplace signals to workers that by engaging in a wildcat strike, they may be able to activate the representation and protection role of official trade unions. That is, workers can in some cases push unions from below to act on their behalf. In addition, wholly foreign-owned enterprises, investments by Asian-owned firms, and manufacturing operations in industrial zones are associated with more strikes than are joint ventures with state-owned and private enterprises, firms owned by Western investors, and firms in higher-value-added activities. Statistical results and field research provide strong support for these predictions. These findings suggest that the role of trade unions in socialist states may be more nuanced than previously assumed. At the same time, they reinforce the observation in the literature that Vietnamese employment relations institutions are unable, in and of themselves, to address worker grievances.

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Conference Call for Papers: Freedom and Control of Expression

On February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 By Sarah MosseriIn Calls for Papers, ConferencesLeave a comment

Conference Call for Papers

Freedom and Control of Expression
In the Digital Aftermath of the 2015 French Attacks
October 13 & 14, 2016
Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST), Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Toulouse, France.

After the Charlie Hebdo newspaper offices were attacked in January 2015, debate and discussion flourished about freedom of expression, in France and abroad. This debate intensified after the Paris attacks of November 13th. At the epicenter is the role of the Internet and free speech. An enormous wave of worldwide indignation expressed itself after both events, including a deluge of hashtag solidarity. But this social media storm eventually revealed cultural, political and social divides inside France, as well as globally. Much like after the 9/11 attacks, France passed laws allowing state surveillance of online communication. At the same time, social media censored posts about the attacks that were considered to be provocative or shocking.

The variety of reactions, including indifference or, on the contrary, the expression of very different points of view – sometimes even surveilled or censored – showed that one hashtag is neither unifying nor a universal view shared by everyone. This event magnified the notion that the digital public sphere is a conflicting arena of not just what is being said (or kept quiet) online but also what the limits are. Undoubtedly, the Internet is the main means of massive public expression for millions. Yet it is still the result of a complex set of power relations established between professional media, amateur content producing communities, which sometimes defend particular interests, as well as corporate intermediaries. The resulting online content embodies rival editorial, political and industrial strategies. Recently, scholars have begun to question the idea of digital participatory democracy in terms of a level playing field.

This workshop aims to progress this debate by addressing the following central question:

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Call for Papers: The New Economy ASA Pre-Conference

On February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 By Sarah MosseriIn Conferences, Seattle 2016, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Call for Papers

The New Economy

ASA pre-conference hosted by the Economic Sociology Section

Economic Sociology Section of the ASA is pleased to announce a one-day conference on The New Economy to be held on August 19, 2016 at the University of Washington, Seattle.

The crises of late-stage capitalism has led to a series of crises, including global threats to sustainability, security and democracy. It has also created technologies and opportunities that are giving rise to new forms of organization, new systems of work, new markets, new global flows of people, new goods and capital, and new institutional and cultural frameworks. These macro-level changes, in turn, result in profound transformations of social life at the microlevel: new social identities, new forms of adaption, and the new sites of struggle and resistance. The city of Seattle is a particularly fertile ground for addressing these concerns, given its rich and important history of innovation, labor movements and its position as one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.

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