Nr 1 (8) 2012
Social Policy
THE PRECARIAT?
Table of Contents 1/2012 English Edition
FROM THE EDITORS – Marek Bednarski i Kazimierz W. Frieske
POLISH LABOUR MARKET DYNAMICS: BETWEEN MODERNIZATION AND DEPENDENCE? – Kazimierz W. Frieske
LABOUR CONTRACTS OF LIMITED DURATION: COSTS AND BENEFITS – Marek Bednarski
STABILIZATION OF “INSTABILITY”: CONSEQUENCES OF FIXED-TERM EMPLOYMENT FOR COLLECTIVE LABOUR RELATIONS – Dariusz Zalewski
PRECARIOUS GENERATION ON THE POLISH LABOUR MARKET – Paweł Poławski
PRECARIAN IN ACADEMIA. ATYPICAL EMPLOYMENT OF RESEARCHERS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION REFORMS – Justyna Motrenko
UNDEREMPLOYMENT IN SOCIAL ENTERPRISES – SOCIAL COOPERATIVES AS A CASE IN POINT – Agata Skalec
GUERRILLA WARFARE: AN AGENCY SYSTEM AS GENERATOR OF DISHONEST ACTIVITIES – Joanna Jurkiewicz
FORMAL AND INFORMAL SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS AMONG FIXED-TERM EMPLOYEES – Piotr Teisseyre
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
FROM THE EDITORS
Marek Bednarski i Kazimierz W. Frieske (Institute of Labour and Social Studies in Warsaw)
Work contracts of limited duration make only part of the larger phenomenon termed in academic language as a plurality of institutional forms of labor and, as journalist often write, junk jobs. Regardless to the term choosing, what counts is the fact that we face quite fundamental changes in the structure of labor market. We have to deal with inescapable process – inescapable due to the fact that it is the part of modern capitalism dynamics, be it ‘turbo-capitalism’, ‘corporate capitalism, ‘new economy’, etc.
Authors of the papers that are presented in this issue of Social Policy are make attempts to deal with part of challenges we face, for an analysis and measures do cope with many others we still need to wait. There is no other way, we will need to think over such questions as possible ways to combine economic effectiveness and – important for employers – labour market flexibility with social protection expected by employees and trade unions. Of equal importance is the question of precarious labor market impact on family incomes as well as on social security system and, in particular, on pension system. Do the precarious jobs and their share in labor market arrangements will undermine the idea of social cohesion and intensify processes of social exclusion? If so, what to do with nowadays fashionable idea of work-fare state?
Questions are numerous, our modest attempt is just to focus our concerns. Preliminary answers, by nature, are tentative and far from being complete: our aim is to begin public debate and to provide data that may make such debate a little bit less ideological. Anyway, research findings we present, far from perfection, are the first in Poland and make the present issue of Social Policy.
MAREK BEDNARSKI – professor at Faculty of Economic Sciences University of Warsaw and Institute of Labour and Social Studies. He is also the editor of the magazines “Ekonomista” and “Polityka Społeczna”. He promoted four doctoral theses and is author and co-author scientific publications, amongst which are: Fixed-Term Employment in the Polish Economy. Socio-Economic Consequences of the Phenomenon, Social Capital, Employers Participation and the Company Development, Social Exclusion a Grey Economy, Trade Unions vs. Non-Trade Union Workers Representation in Post-Transition Economy.
KAZIMIERZ W. FRIESKE – Ph.D. in Sociology in 1987, habilitation in 1991. Professor at the University of Warsaw from 1995. Service as Director of the Institute of Sociology (University of Warsaw) from 1993 to 1998. Vice– Dean of Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology from 1996–1998. Member of several Polish Academy of Sciences Committees, such as Committee on Sociology (Vice-President for 2004–2007), and Committee on Social Policy. From 1999 onwards Editor in Chief, Social Policy Monthly. Over 40 years of teaching and research in the area of social sciences, mostly in social theory and applied sociology as well as social policy, deviance sociology and sociology of law. Particular research experiences confirmed by number of publications, both books and papers, in the field of knowledge use and theory of knowledge. About 80 scholarly publications, some of them translated into English, Italian and Japanese. Proven managerial capabilities in the field of R & D. Several books and number of papers, among them works of such authors as H. Simon, K. Boulding, B. Guy Peters, A. Sen, translated from English into Polish. Number of scholarships and teaching positions at foreign universities, such as University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, Kent State University, University of Wisconsin. Number of research programs funded and carried out, such as Patterns of Social Problems Solving (’97–’98); Models of Collective Labour Relations(’99); Utopias of Inclusion: How Social Programs Work? (2001–2003).
JOANNA JURKIEWICZ – graduated from Nicolaus Copernicus University, PhD student at University of Warsaw in department of sociology. Interested in employee rights. JUSTYNA MOTRENKO – PhD candidate at University of Warsaw. She graduated in 2009 with M.A. from the University of Warsaw, Institute of Sociology. Her master’s thesis analyzed peer review process in Polish scientific journals and was awarded by the Polish Sociological Association with the Znaniecki award. Her research interests include sociology and history of science as well as science policy. Currently she is working on PhD thesis about application of scientific expertise in political decisions.
PAWEŁ POŁAWSKI – is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Labour and Social Studies and at the Institute of Sociology, Warsaw University where he also administers the extramural master programme. In his academic career he held the positions of Secretary of the Polish Academy of Science’ Committee on Sociology, and Secretary of Sociology of Deviation and Social Control section of the Polish Sociological Association. Polawski is the author of articles and reports on social problems and public policies ranging from unemployment, poverty and income inequality, underclass and social exclusion issues, to drug and alcohol problems. He teaches social problems and deviance courses as well as methods of social intervention. His current research focus on three subjects: the effectiveness of labor and welfare policy in Poland; problems of governance and participatory policy-making, and informal economy, non-registered employment and it’s relation to social exclusion. Polawski co-authored (with Kazimierz Frieske) Control and Care. Institutions and social problems, and edited a volume on Civil Society institutions in Poland (Third sector: the facade and reality).
AGATA SKALEC – PhD student at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Warsaw. Works in the NGO, involved in social research projects (participation, social economy, non governmental organizations, working poor). Main research interests: non-governmental sector, social economy, foster care.
PIOTR TEISSEYRE – Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Sociology, University of Warsaw. His doctoral thesis topic focuses on the caring strategies of families and non-kin networks. He was involved in the research project Underemoployment: economic and social consequences of the phenomenon.
DARIUSZ ZALEWSKI – is Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Philosophy and Sociology at the University of Warsaw and at the Institute of Labour and Social Study. He received his PhD (2002) from Warsaw University on the base of the dissertation Public Assistance. Dynamics of the Institution. His research fields include both social policy issues and collective industrial relations: history and future of the welfare state institutions, welfare reform, social dialogue and bargaining agreements. He has participated in several research national and international projects concerned the poverty, exclusion as well as social dialogue institutions in industrial relations.
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