WORKS - Work Organisation and Restructuring in the Knowledge Society - is a pan-European research project which aims at improving our understanding of the major changes in work. Taking account of the global forces and of the regional diversity within Europe, the project will investigate the evolving division of labour within and between organisations and the related changes at the workplace.

Updated: 28 April 2008

Topics

The core themes are:

		Work in Europe in the 21st Century. Current trends and policy challenges
		Global value chain restructuring and organisational change
		The impact on workers. Wellbeing, autonomy and representation
		Flexibility and work-life balance
		Changing career patterns, risks and opportunities for women and men
		Changes in the workplace - in technologies, in skill requirements and in working conditions
		Changes at the regional and national level. New paths for Europe?
		The future of work in Europe in a global economy: what are the policy choices?

Each topic will include:

		WORKS results
		Theoretical and conceptual reflections
		Methodological contributions
		Policy views

Presented by outstanding experts and stakeholders.

The conference language is English.

Conference proceedings of abstracts will be published on the conference website by the end of May 2009.

A collection of edited papers will also be published in book form and distributed as a special issue of a journal as well as a stand-alone volume.