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"""Work is too important a topic to leave it to economists alone—and the repercussions of the Corona crisis show that countries have choices to make with regard to how work is organized and regulated. Hence, it’s wonderful to see that philosophers and social scientists are returning to the topic of work. This volume, with its excellent range of contributors, is an important contribution to discussions that we urgently need to have."" - Lisa Herzog, University of Groningen, Netherlands. ""Addressing several of the most pressing issues today in the world of work, this is a timely and much needed volume that should be widely read."" - Andrew Schaap, University of Exeter, UK. ""How should we understand work currently? What responses can we muster to confront the difficulties and uncertainties presented by work for human flourishing, freedom, and justice? Bringing together several respected authors in political and social theory, this book tackles these questions and many more in incisive and revealing ways."" - Allyn Fives, National University of Ireland, Galway. ""Work is too important a topic to leave it to economists alone—and the repercussions of the Corona crisis show that countries have choices to make with regard to how work is organized and regulated. Hence, it’s wonderful to see that philosophers and social scientists are returning to the topic of work. This volume, with its excellent range of contributors, is an important contribution to discussions that we urgently need to have."" Lisa Herzog, University of Groningen, Netherlands ""Addressing several of the most pressing issues today in the world of work, this is a timely and much needed volume that should be widely read."" Andrew Schaap, University of Exeter, UK ""How should we understand work currently? What responses can we muster to confront the difficulties and uncertainties presented by work for human flourishing, freedom, and justice? Bringing together several respected authors in political and social theory, this book tackles these questions and many more in incisive and revealing ways."" Allyn Fives, National University of Ireland, Galway"

Work is too important a topic to leave it to economists alone-and the repercussions of the Corona crisis show that countries have choices to make with regard to how work is organized and regulated. Hence, it's wonderful to see that philosophers and social scientists are returning to the topic of work. This volume, with its excellent range of contributors, is an important contribution to discussions that we urgently need to have. Lisa Herzog, University of Groningen, Netherlands Addressing several of the most pressing issues today in the world of work, this is a timely and much needed volume that should be widely read. Andrew Schaap, University of Exeter, UK How should we understand work currently? What responses can we muster to confront the difficulties and uncertainties presented by work for human flourishing, freedom, and justice? Bringing together several respected authors in political and social theory, this book tackles these questions and many more in incisive and revealing ways. Allyn Fives, National University of Ireland, Galway

Work is too important a topic to leave it to economists alone-and the repercussions of the Corona crisis show that countries have choices to make with regard to how work is organized and regulated. Hence, it's wonderful to see that philosophers and social scientists are returning to the topic of work. This volume, with its excellent range of contributors, is an important contribution to discussions that we urgently need to have. - Lisa Herzog, University of Groningen, Netherlands. Addressing several of the most pressing issues today in the world of work, this is a timely and much needed volume that should be widely read. - Andrew Schaap, University of Exeter, UK. How should we understand work currently? What responses can we muster to confront the difficulties and uncertainties presented by work for human flourishing, freedom, and justice? Bringing together several respected authors in political and social theory, this book tackles these questions and many more in incisive and revealing ways. - Allyn Fives, National University of Ireland, Galway.

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Keith Breen is Senior Lecturer in Political and Social Theory at Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Jean-Philippe Deranty is Professor of Philosophy at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

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