H2020Индивидуална стипендия2020–2022

SOJUFOW · Social Justice and the Future of Work

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2020-09-15 → 2022-09-14
Финансиране от ЕС: 172 932 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF

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Накратко на български

Социалната справедливост при бъдещата работа изследва рисковете за нискоквалифицираните служители, например при автоматизацията и несигурната заетост в „gig economy“. Това помага да се разбере как държавите да балансират между икономическата ефективност и осигуряването на достойни условия на труд.

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Social Justice and the Future of Work

Partly as a result of technological change, such as computerization and automation, we are witnessing a sizeable reduction in the demand for low skilled labour, and an increase in demand for high skilled labour. Low skilled employees are becoming increasingly dispensable, with larger numbers facing a choice between joblessness and insecure employment in the ‘gig economy’, whereby workers take on shifts on demand and with no guarantee of future employment. The project investigated several risks associated with these trends, focusing on how states should act in response. International organizations, including the European Union, advocate for improving individuals’ opportunities to find employment, and for it to be available on decent terms. However, little is said about why states must single out employment for special treatment, or about what makes employment decent and why this is the case. Furthermore, promoting these outcomes requires financial resources, and so brings opportunity costs. States committed to ensuring that decent opportunities for employment are widely available must say something about the costs that they are willing to bear for this outcome, including costs to economic efficiency. Part of the contribution of this project is to shed out on how we might go about resolving such trade-offs. The project set the following main objectives: (1) to publish three publications developing arguments relating to social justice and the future of work, (2) to host a series of events, including a conference, discussing these themes, and (3) to disseminate research to a wider audience through an array of activities, including presentations, outreach activities, and media articles. The project was hosted by the Law and Philosophy Group at the University of Pompeu Fabra, under the supervision of Andrew Williams.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

The aim of this project is to develop and defend a theory of justice for contemporary labour markets in the light of recent and ongoing changes in modern labour markets (in particular the rise of automation, the changing nature of the firm, and the evolution of the gig economy). These trends are receiving sustained analysis by researchers in economics, computer science, and business who tend to evaluate the labour market primarily in terms of economic efficiency. No doubt, this is one of the criteria by which we should assess labour market policies, but it is not the only one. When assessing labour markets, we must also be attentive to the distribution of the benefits and burdens of social cooperation, as well as to which rights individuals possess. I will explore these issues using the tools of normative political philosophy. In the course of this research, I will (i) develop a better understanding of how liberal egalitarian political philosophy can profitably engage with and influence the analysis of public policy, and (ii) develop my capability for engaging with findings in quantitative social science. I will do this under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Williams, who is Editor of Politics, Philosophy & Economics, and Prof. Javier Arregui, who is a specialist in European public policy. The project will be based in the Department of Law at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), which hosts an assembly of world-renowned political philosophers working on related themes. The project involves an ambitious dissemination and communication plan. In addition to several seminar presentations and deliverables, I will maintain a project website, organise an international conference, convene a panel at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, participate in workshops with Catalunya Europa and at the Bank of England, carry out an interview with the New Economics Foundation, and teach in schools.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA · BarcelonaКоординаторИспания