Research Handbook on Inequalities and Work

Elgar Handbooks on Inequality

Edited by Cynthia Forson, Lancaster University, Geraldine Healy, Mustafa B. Öztürk and Ahu Tatli, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London, UK

This multi-disciplinary, international Research Handbook on Inequalities and Work examines disparities within contemporary working life and comes at a critical juncture of socio-historical change. As the world reels from the impact of economic insecurity, the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements, the trans liberation fight, the climate crisis and the rise of Artificial Intelligence, systemic inequalities and their impacts have been thrust into the limelight alongside the ceaseless struggle for social justice. Against this background, the Handbook provides cutting edge research studies that offers unique insight into the international nature of inequalities at work.

‘The Research Handbook on Inequalities and Work offers an impressive overview of recent theoretical evolutions in research on power and difference at work. The contributions push the conversation forward by reconnecting their analyses to deepening economic inequality, environmental degradation, migration flows, colonial legacies, rapid technological change and the precarization of work. A timely conversation among scholars from all continents. Not to be missed!’
– Patrizia Zanoni, Hasselt University, Belgium

‘At a time when the need for equality has never been more pressing – or debated – this extraordinary volume documents the global pervasiveness of workplace inequality and how power relationships continue to shape organizational policies, practices and workplace experiences across the globe. This critical and profound assessment is a call for action and a must-read for organizational scholars seeking to understand and dismantle systemic workplace inequalities.’
– Belle Rose Ragins, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, US

‘The workplace can reproduce income and social inequalities, leading to persistent disparities across individuals and societies. This volume enumerates the different ways in which inequalities are manifested through the labour market, occupations, careers and organizations. It also casts attention on the role of climate change in exacerbating inequalities towards vulnerable populations.’
– Eddy Ng, Queen’s University, Canada