Murgia, A orcid.org/0000-0002-9740-4532 (2014) Representations of Precarity in Italy. Journal of Cultural Economy, 7 (1). pp. 48-63. ISSN 1753-0350
Abstract
This contribution is focused on collective and individual stories of precarity in Italy. At the present time, when work and the imaginaries socially constructed around it are more and more individualised and fragmented, imaginaries and collective references – whether they be social movements, trade unions or professional groups – have given way to ever more particularistic and singular experiences, which hinder the construction of a coherent identity for workers. In this scenario the question to be asked is then: how is it possible to elaborate a new collective imaginary of precarity and reclaim new rights? After a focus on the phenomenon of precarity in Italy, this contribution move to consider the activities of the network of San Precario, a cultural phenomenon that managed to develop new kinds of social claims based on bottom-up and horizontal practices. It is then discussed that the current return to an almost exclusively individual approach to the question of precarity, which forces subjects to bear the management of their professional life trajectories. Finally, an analysis of social movements' recent efforts of self-organisation and some reflections on the possible role of social sciences in elaborating tools for planning a renewed welfare system are offered
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017, Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Cultural Economy on 14 November 2013, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17530350.2013.856336 |
Keywords: | precarity, San Precario, social imaginaries, self-organisation, individualisation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Work and Employment Relation Division (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2017 15:40 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2018 17:09 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17530350.2013.856336 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:115579 |