The Deconstruction of Employment as a Political Question

"The Deconstruction of Employment as a Political Question" is an interdisciplinary academic book that addresses the profound changes in the perception of work and the role of the employee. This volume brings together various European perspectives to analyze the far-reaching implications of a massive shift in the conception of work. The authors, Amparo Serrano-Pascual and Maria Jepsen, highlight how changes in production models, economic downturns, and increasing digitalization challenge existing definitions and assumptions about employment. These developments complicate the discussion of issues such as vulnerability in employment, injustice, inequality, and inadequate protection. The book takes the "deconstruction of employment" as a central concept to explore new semantic fields and territories for understanding and regulating work. It demonstrates how these new linguistic categories extend beyond language itself and reframe the concept of paid employment as well as related categories such as unemployment, self-employment, and inactivity.