The Palgrave handbook of the sociology of work in Europe

This volume explores the key conceptual features of the development of the Sociology of Work (SoW) in Europe since 1945, using eleven country case studies.

An original contribution to our understanding of the trajectory of the SoW, the chapters map the current state of the theoretical background of the sub-discipline's development to broader socio-political and economic changes, traced across a heterogeneous set of national contexts.

Different definitions of the SoW in each country often reflect variations in the focus of analysis, and these chapters link the subject definition and focus to other social science disciplines, the state, as well as social class interests and ideologies.