CHANGING WORK, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS IN CHINA Sponsor: Human Relations Description: Changing work, labour and employment relations in China Guest Editors: Sarosh Kuruvilla and Eli Friedman (Cornell University) Please submit your paper between 01 and 31 January 2013 Please read the full call for papers at: http://www.tavinstitute.org/humanrelations/special_issues/China.html This special issue invites papers that address the following research questions: - What is the impact of the Labor Contract Law 2008 on Chinese employers, workers and unions? Is the law implemented uniformly across China, and if not, what factors account for the variation in implementation? To what extent has the law altered the strategies and attitudes of employers, unions, NGOs and workers? How have recent legislative reforms (e.g. pensions) altered the incidence of informal work? How are labour laws enforced? - How are notions of work changing as China completes its transformation from a communist society to a capitalist one? - What accounts for growing industrial unrest in China? What is the extent of industrial unrest in the form of worker protests and strikes? What are the key determinants? Who strikes and why? What are the outcomes of strikes? - How is the bargaining power of Chinese workers changing? What contextual factors enhance or retard the bargaining power of Chinese workers (e.g., labour shortages, changes in migration policy, changes in the hukou policy, intergenerational changes amongst migrant workers)? - What is the role, influence and effects of NGOs and the media on workers, labour law enforcement, on government? - How is the process of collective bargaining changing? - Is the trend towards increased informalisation/casualisation of work continuing? What has been the impact of the increasing prevalence of dual labour markets on the organization of work in manufacturing? - How is work structured in some of less-studied industries, e.g. food and beverage, transportation, energy, sanitation, civil service? How does this complicate ideas about work in China, which are mostly based on studies of the manufacturing sector? - Particularly relevant in China’s southwestern and western regions, how do ethnic differences between Han and minorities impact conditions of work? - How are employers responding to worker militancy, labour shortages, technological upgrading and skill shortages of Chinese workers - How has the transformation of the economy affected the production of skills in China? We are seeking submissions based on well designed empirical investigations of these issues and related issues. We welcome qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches. Single and multiple case studies are also welcome. Our review of the papers will depend heavily on the quality of the research design, as well as the argument and substantive contributions of the papers. Paper Procedure: Contributors should note: - This call is open and competitive, and the submitted papers will be blind reviewed in the usual way. - Submitted papers must be based on original material not accepted by, or under consideration with, any other journal or outlet. - For empirical papers based on data sets from which multiple papers have been generated, authors must provide the Guest Editors with copies of all other papers based on the same data. - The guest editors will select a limited number of papers to be included in the special issue. Other papers submitted to the special issue may be considered for publication in other issues of the journal at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. The deadline for submission is 31 January 2013 and submissions should not be submitted before 01 January 2013. The special issue is intended for publication in the second half of 2014 or early 2015. To be considered for this Special Issue, submissions must fit with the Aim and Scope of Human Relations (http://www.tavinstitute.org/humanrelations/submit_paper/guidance.html) as well as the call for papers (http://www.tavinstitute.org/humanrelations/special_issues/China.html). Papers should also adhere to the submission requirements of Human Relations (http://www.tavinstitute.org/humanrelations/submit_paper/how_to_submit.html) and will be submitted through the online system of the Journal (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/hr). Please indicate in your covering letter that the paper is intended for this special issue. Please direct questions about the submission process, or any administrative matter, to the Editorial Office: humanrelationsjournal@tavinstitute.org. Type: Special Issue Call For Papers Deadline: January 31, 2013 Issue Date: January 1, 2015 Website: http://www.tavinstitute.org/humanrelations/special_issues/China.html Contact Info: Claire Castle phone: (+44) (0)7432740583 email address: c.castle@tavinstitute.org - Address - United Kingdom
