Projet EURODEM_WORKSIPG (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Industrial democracy has a centuries-old and European origin. After its momentum during the second post-war period and the flowering of experiences during the 1970s, it sank into relative decline in the context of the triumph of the neoliberal perspective, with changes in global economic governance and a new process of globalization. In the mid-90s and, in particular, following the effects of the Great Recession of 2008, the topic once again gained interest that has continued to the present day. The objective of EURODEM_WORKSIPG is to carry out a historical analysis of this issue in its European dimension between 1973-2023. It is a comparative study of the changes/continuities of the actors (employers and workers) and work cultures from 4 countries (Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal), 2 productive sectors (rail transport and energy sector), and 8 business corporations, public and private in nature. It adopts an interdisciplinary perspective, adding sociological approaches, political theory and law to the methodology of history. Experienced academics and young researchers will collaborate, with planned assignments and exchanges, in an innovative project that contributes to strengthening the conceptual bases of the problem. Synergies with extra-academic partners will allow the construction and consolidation of an international research network. The expected cross-sector impact will provide policymakers, business and union leaders, and members of labour NGOs with recommendations to address democracy at work. There will be wide dissemination and awareness among citizens about a better future of work as a social link, currently weakened, an intermediate social space of democratic reinforcement, promoter of equality and social justice, in line with the objectives of Horizon Europe, and brake against authoritarian impulses inside and outside the company.

Mots clés : democracy at work, company, syndicalism, southern europe, current history

Participants :
- Institut de Recherche et d’Innovation en Santé de l’Université de Porto (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 140280.0 €
- Université pontificale catholique de Valparaíso (Chili) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Circulo de economia (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Federacion de servicios a la ciudadania de comisiones obreras asociacion (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Séville (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 110220.0 €
- Université de la Ruhr à Bochum (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 140280.0 €
- Industriegewerkschaft bergbau, chemie, energie ev (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Sindel- sindicato nacional da indústria e da energia (Portugal) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Florence (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 70140.0 €
- Fundacion cultural primero de mayo (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Autres, subvention : 60120.0 €
- Université nouvelle de Lisbonne (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 100200.0 €
- Université de Bari (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 70140.0 €
- Institut de Cultura de Barcelona (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 0.0 €
- Centro studi movimenti (csm) (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Barcelone (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 135270.0 €