A new book co-edited by 91亚色 Professors Norene Pupo and Mark Thomas will receive its official launch Thursday, March 25 at a special reception from 3 to 5pm in 626 91亚色 Research Tower.

is a collection of original essays investigating the social, political and economic transformations associated with the emergence of the so-called new economy, and their impact on the organization of work within Canada.

The essays discuss the ways in which new management strategies, new communication technologies and efforts to revitalize the labour movement have transformed the Canadian workplace. Focusing on changes in work organization, individuals鈥� expectations regarding work and the institutional support provided for workers and their families, the text constructs a critical analysis of the "new economy" in order to identify both the potential for quality work experiences and the ways in which the organization of work remains a profound social problem.

Based on years of participatory research, sector-specific studies, and quantitative and qualitative data collection, the work accounts for the ways in which the contemporary workplace has changed, but also the extent to which older forms of work organization still remain.

The collection begins with an overview of the key social and economic transformations that define the new economy. It then illustrates these transformations through examples, including essays on call centre service work and migrant workers. It also addresses unions and their responses to the restructuring of work, as well as other forms of resistance.

Pupo is the director of the Centre for Research on Work聽& Society at 91亚色 and a sociology professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS). She is the co-author of .

Thomas is also a聽professor of sociology in LA& PS at 91亚色. He is the author of .

The event will include a panel of speakers discussing some of the book's themes. Participating on the panel are:聽91亚色 political science Professor Greg Albo; 91亚色 geography Professor Steve Tufts; Ryerson sociology Professor Andie Noack; 91亚色 social science and women鈥檚 studies Professor Linda Briskin; Naveen Mehta, director of human rights, equity聽& diversity for the United Food and Commercial Workers; Angelo DiCaro, national communications representative for the Canadian Auto Workers union; Ryerson sociology Professor Alan Sears; and Jorge Garcia-Orgales, a researcher with the聽United Steelworkers Canadian office.

For more information about the launch, contact Robin Smith, administrator at the聽Centre for Research on Work聽& Society, at 416-736-5612.

The launch of Interrogating the New Economy: Restructuring Work in the 21st Century is co-sponsored by the University of Toronto Press and the following 91亚色 programs and units:聽the Centre for Research on Work & Society, the Department of Sociology, the Graduate Program in Sociology, Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought, Graduate Program in Women鈥檚 Studies, the Labour Studies Program, Gender & Work Database, Centre for Feminist Research and the 91亚色 Staff Association.

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Carla 尝颈辫蝉颈驳-惭耻尘尘茅, professor of work and labour studies in聽91亚色's Faculty of Liberal Arts聽& Professional Studies and research fellow in 91亚色鈥檚 , has received $1 million over six years from the (SSHRC).

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The award will fund an international project to study the challenge climate change presents to Canadian employment and workplaces. 尝颈辫蝉颈驳-惭耻尘尘茅 will examine seven Canadian employment sectors to seek policy, training, employment and workplace solutions to effectively assist Canada鈥檚 transition to a low-emission economy. By combining research, workplace education, policy recommendations and pilot projects in transnational work adaptation, her project will allow Canada to re-enter the international debate about how best to engage the work world in the struggle to slow global warming.

鈥淲e need to know more about the chain of processes that comprise work, employment and training in key Canadian industries and professions 鈥� and how their decision-makers understand and respond to the challenge that global warming poses to these processes,鈥� says 尝颈辫蝉颈驳-惭耻尘尘茅. 鈥淥ur second goal is to engage community partners active in the work world and the environmental community in research that identifies critical spaces for adaptation, drawing on their hands-on experience and linking it to the expertise of the academics.鈥�

(CURA)聽awards, among the largest awarded by SSHRC, bring postsecondary institutions and community organizations together as equal research partners to jointly develop new knowledge and capabilities, provide research training opportunities, and enhance the ability of social sciences and humanities research to build knowledge in areas that affect Canadians and their changing communities.

鈥淭his award is the latest in a series of funding successes that reflect 91亚色鈥檚 leadership in national and international collaborative research projects,鈥� said Stan Shapson, vice-president Research & Innovation. 鈥淐limate change is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century and climate research and innovation are priorities for 91亚色. Our researchers are working with industry, government at all levels, academia, and the community to find ways to address the complex issues it raises.鈥�

尝颈辫蝉颈驳-惭耻尘尘茅鈥檚 research team includes nationally- and internationally-based climate scientists, senior labour market actors and academics from a wide range of disciplines. A total of 23 researchers, 20 partners, and 10 universities in three countries will participate, including 91亚色 Professors David Doorey, , , Jan Kainer, John-Justin McMurtry, and Steven Tufts.

Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science聽& Technology), announced the funding yesterday in Kitchener, Ont. Lipsig-Mumm茅鈥檚 project is one of 20 large-scale research projects funded through SSHRC鈥檚 CURA program.

鈥淭hese grants highlight the excellence of our country鈥檚 talented researchers and recognize the importance of fostering collaboration to keep Canada at the leading-edge of research, development and innovation in the 21st century,鈥� said Chad Gaffield, president of SSHRC.

For a complete list of CURA awards, visit Web site.

Project Partners:

• Canadian Steel Trade and Employment Congress
• Canadian Union of Postal Workers
• Centre for Labour Studies
• Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union
• Environmental Defence
• Forest Products Sector Council
• Learning for a Sustainable Future
• National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
• National Union of Professional and General Employees
• Ontario Centre for Engineering and Public Policy/Professional Engineers
• Prism Economics and Analysis
• The Clean Air Partnership
• The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
• Toronto Training Board
• United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Local 1000A
• United Steelworkers of Canada
• UNITE-HERE Canada
• Wood Manufacturing Council
• British Columbia Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

University Partners:

• Auckland University of Technology
• Institute of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne
• Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability, 91亚色
• Queen's University
• Ryerson University
• Simon Fraser University
• St. Thomas University
• University of British Columbia-Okenagan
• University of Manitoba
• University of Toronto

By Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer

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