Dangerous Class? Debate is not Closed (Reflecting on the Problem)

Occupation: Chief researcher; Deputy editor; professor
Affiliation:
Institute of Sociology of FCTAS RAS
journal "Sociological Studies"
Russian State University for the Humanities
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya

Edition

Issue 9

Pages

96-105

Abstract

A review of the problems of the precariat, built mainly around the ideas formulated in G. Standing works, is presented, as well as in reviews of his books in global and domestic academic publications. The context of the formation of his basic ideas is emphasized, as well as prerequisites for resonant responses to his works. Understanding of the problem is discussed with a special focus on its relevance to Russia, on aspects of current situation in the sphere of labor and employment. The forecast is discussed which links technological unemployment with the issues raised in the discourse of G. Standing’s works on precariat. The article concludes with a brief overview of the social problems impending on mankind, arising from the effects of the precariat issue for domestic and foreign sociology. The issue of “dangerous class” puts on the agenda of mankind reflection and realization of at least first steps toward “other” society of the future.

Keywords

precariat, precarity, precariat, discourse, employment, work, G. Standing

Acknowledgment

Bу support of Russian Science Foundation (project № 18-18-00024).

Received

20.09.2019

Publication date

25.09.2019

Number of characters

26336

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GOST	Romanovskiy N. Dangerous Class? Debate is not Closed (Reflecting on the Problem) // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2019. – Issue 9 C. 96-105 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250006664-3-1-en (circulation date: 27.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250006664-3
MLA	Romanovskiy, Nikolay V "Dangerous Class? Debate is not Closed (Reflecting on the Problem)." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 9 (2019):96-105. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250006664-3
APA	Romanovskiy N. (2019). Dangerous Class? Debate is not Closed (Reflecting on the Problem). Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (9), pp.96-105 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250006664-3

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