International Karl Polanyi Society

Kenyote: Was wird aus der Arbeit? – The Future of Work

“How is work organized in current times? What significance does work have in our lives and for social cohesion? These questions have gained urgent topicality; without taking them into account, individual and social designs for the future cannot be developed. Workload and lack of appreciation are important issues that also play a role in political satisfaction. The thesis of the “end of work” is a thing of the past. In the meantime, the perspective of a “flexibilised working society” dominates, in which more and more people are participating, but at the same time still has not solved the compatibility with work in relation to the family.

The modern world of work, with its sometimes contradictory parts, is like a puzzle. In the lecture, Anke Hassel explains how social change, immigration, technologies and structural change are giving work a new meaning. Finally, she explains to what extent the boundary between work and leisure time is blurred and asks the question of whether the socialization of work leads to more or less freedom.”