March 10, 2019
Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association 2019
The Future of Work
September 10-12, 2019 University of Neuchâtel
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
2 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
The sociology institute at the University of Neuchâtel is hosting the 2019 edition of the Swiss Sociological Association biannual congress on September 10 to 12, 2019. The theme of the event is The Future of Work. This is a preliminary program. It will be updated on our website at the end of May 2019. The final program will be available on August 15.
For practical information about registration, traveling, accommodation, and more, please refer to
https://www.unine.ch/socio/home/congress-ssasgssss-2019/participant- information.htmlCongress locations
The congress will take place at the following locations:
Main Building, University of Neuchâtel, Avenue du Premier Mars 26, 2000 Neuchâtel.
Aula Jeunes-Rives, University of Neuchâtel, Espace Louis-Agassiz 1, 2000 Neuchâtel.
These two buildings are within five minutes of each other by foot (see map below).
Tuesday Sept. 10
13:30-14:00 Aula JR
Opening Words by University President, SSA President, and the Organizers.
14:00-14:45 Aula JR
First Keynote: Richard Sennett T.B.D.
14:45-15:30 Aula JR
Second Keynote: Dominique Méda
Sens et avenir du travail en Europe (with English subtitles)
Train station
3 Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 Main Building
Plenary Session I
1. The gendered future of work
Organizer(s): Benita Combet, LMU Munich; Barbara Zimmermann, University of Bern Differences in employer judgements of job candidates based on motherhood and martial status. Evidence and lessons from a Swiss survey experiment
Patrick McDonald, University of Lausanne
Gender differences in monetary and nonmonetary returns to workplace authority Dragana Stojmenovska, University of Amsterdam
When caring around the clock becomes a job: on the struggles of defining work in the emerging professional field of live-in care
Karin Schwiter, University of Zurich
2. The future of work for migrants and minorities
Organizer(s): Milena Chimienti, HES-SO Genève; Didier Ruedin, University of Neuchâtel Compensation or competition: Immigrants’ access bias to active labour
market measures
Daniel Auer, WZB Berlin Social Science Center; Flavia Fossati, University of Vienna
Voluntary work or underemployment? The case of immigrant volunteers in a charitable organization
Agnès Aubry, University of Lausanne
The native-immigrant pay gap: a meta-analysis
Eva Van Belle, University of Neuchâtel; Didier Ruedin, University of Neuchâtel
3. The future of work in world society and in the Global South
Organizer(s): Patrick Ziltener, University of Zurich; Christian Suter, University of Neuchâtel A comparison of the present days and trends of worker rights in the industrial relations arena in the member countries of the ASEAN community
Chokchai Suttawet, Thammasat University
Two windows on the future of work: Informality and technological change Chris Tilly, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Title of presentation: T.B.A
Manuela Tomei, ILO's Work Quality Department
4 4. Platform economies
Organizer(s): Philip Balsiger, Université de Neuchâtel; Oliver Nachtwey, Universität Basel Privatization, curation, commodification. Commercial platforms on the Internet Ulrich Dolata, Universität Stuttgart
The gig economy and its challenges for social dialogue and social protection Jean-Michel Bonvin, Université de Genève
From commodification to free labor: The gendered effects of the Etsy platform on work Anne Jourdain, Université Paris-Dauphine
5. Theoretical traditions in the sociology of professions facing the future of work
Organizer(s): Morgane Kuehni, HES-SO Lausanne; Nicky Le Feuvre, Université de Lausanne ; Marc Perrenoud, Université de Lausanne; David Pichonnaz, HES-SO Valais-Wallis; Muriel Surdez, Université de Fribourg; Peter Voll, HES-SO Valais-Wallis
The sociology of professions in the French-speaking world Florent Champy, University of Toulouse II
The sociology of professions in the English-speaking world Mike Saks, University of Suffolk
The sociology of professions in the German-speaking world Christiane Schnell, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
17:45-19:15 Main Building
Plenary Session II
1. School-to-work transitions and labour market integration Organizer(s): Thomas Meyer, University of Bern
Rationing (vocational) education in a knowledge society? Selection mechanisms of low-skilled VET and their impact on labour market outcomes
Thomas Meyer, University of Bern; Stefan Sacchi, University of Bern
Do educational pathways moderate the effects of social origin and gender on occupational outcomes?
Barbara Zimmermann, University of Bern; Simon Seiler, University of Lausanne
Can gender differences in personality explain the gender wage gap in the early career?
Evidence from the TREE study in Switzerland
Benita Combet, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität; Anja Ghetta, University of Bern; Barbara Zimmermann, University of Bern
5 2. Working in old age?
Organizer(s): Oana Ciobanu, University of Geneva; Mihaela Nedelcu, University of Neuchâtel;
Nicky Le Feuvre, University of Lausanne
Comparing older natives and migrants in the Swiss labour market: what do we learn about old-age vulnerability?
Oana Ciobanu, University of Geneva; Sarah Ludwig-Dehm, University of Geneva
What role does formal work play on poverty trajectories in old-age? Evidence from a five-year follow-up study in Switzerland
Rainer Gabriel, ZHAW; Michel Oris, University of Geneva; Sonja Kubat, ZHAW ; Kushtrim Adili, ZHAW
Later-life working and grandparenting: an exploration of values and positions of grandparent ‘workers’
Wendy Loretto, University of Edinburgh Business School; Jakov Jandric, University of Edinburgh Business School
3. Zukunft der Arbeit in Unternehmen gestalten
Organizer(s): Alexander Bendel, Universität Duisburg; Thomas Hardwig, Georg‐August‐
Universität Göttingen
Alte und neue Ansätze der Soziotechnischen Systemgestaltung
Alexander Bendel, Universität Duisburg‐Essen; Erich Latniak, Universität Duisburg‐Essen
Soziotechnische Gestaltung betrieblicher Suche‐ und Lernprozesse kollaborativer Team‐ und Projektarbeit
Marliese Weissmann, Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut Göttingen; Thomas Hardwig, Georg‐
August‐Universität Göttingen
Agiles Arbeiten ‐ neue Selbstorganisation aus Perspektive der Soziotechnischen Systemgestaltung
Jörg Bahlow, GITTA mbH
4. Le travail social à l’épreuve des tics
Organizer(s): Béatrice Vatron-Steiner, HES-SO Fribourg; Jean-François Bickel, HES-SO Fribourg Enjeux éthiques des usages des technologies numériques en intervention sociale
Bastien Petitpierre, HES-SO Fribourg; André Antoniadis, HES-SO; Stéphane Castelli, HES-SO Genève
Enjeux de l’accompagnement des jeunes dans leurs pratiques sexuelles médiatisées par le numérique
Annamaria Colombo, HES-SO Fribourg; Myrian Carbajal, HES-SO Fribourg; Claire Balleys, HES- SO Genève
La technologie, une utilisation innovante au service des métiers de l’humain Marie-Christine Ukelo M’Bolo, HES-SO Fribourg; Bhama Steiger, HES-SO Lausanne
6 5. Table-ronde : L’impact de la robotisation sur l’organisation du travail
Organizer(s): Marc Benninger, HR Today Samira Marquis, Fondatrice de Makers ID Jean-Yves Mercier, Université de Genève Olivier Crevoisier, Université de Neuchâtel
19:30-21:00 Main Building
Welcome Reception
Wednesday Sept. 11
09:00-10:30 Main Building
Workshop Session I
Coffee Break
11:00-11:45 Aula JR
Third Keynote: David Brady
Work, Social Policy, and Poverty in the US
11:45-12:30 Aula JR
Fourth Keynote: Heike Solga
Vocational Education and Training in a Digital World of Work
Lunch Break
General Assembly of the SGS-SSS-SSA
13:45-15:15 Main Building
Plenary Session III
1. Mobile data collection in everyday life
Organizer(s): Alexander Seifert, University of Zurich; Jörg Rössel, University of Zurich Smart mobile data collection: Opportunities and challenges
Mathias Allemand, University of Zurich
Method in use A: Daily social well-being and media use among older adults Matthias Hofer, University of Zurich
Method in use B: Day-to-day contact with neighbors among older adults Alexander Seifert, University of Zurich
7 2. Vocational rehabilitation policies vs. labour market
Organizer(s): Monika Piecek, HES-SO Lausanne; Jean-Pierre Tabin, HES-SO Lausanne; Céline Perrin, HES-SO Lausanne; Isabelle Probst, HES-SO Lausanne
Disability, work and well-being Dan Goodley, University of Sheffield
Dis/abled and dis/qualified. Intersections of impairments and skills in the valuation of workers Eva Nadai, FHNW; Anna Gonon, FHNW
The compliant, the pacified and the rebel: experiences with Swiss disability insurance Monika Piecek, HES-SO; Jean-Pierre Tabin, HES-SO; Céline Perrin, HES-SO; Isabelle Probst, HES-SO
3. Dynamiken zwischen Citizenship und Arbeit
Organizer(s): Jacqueline Kalbermatter, Universität Basel; Sebastian Schief, Universität Fribourg The decline of guaranteed workplace and the erosion of citizenship
Gregor Fitzi, University of Potsdam
Citizenship by work? Prekäre Zugänge von Fluchtmigrant*innen zum Arbeitsmarkt Karin Scherschel, Hochschule RheinMain
Citizenship-Praktiken von migrantischen Care-Arbeiterinnen im Spannungsfeld von Markt und Familie
Sarah Schilliger, Universität Basel
4. Vocations professionnelles (inter)nationales
Organizer(s): Anne-Sophie Dutoit, l’Université de Neuchâtel
Souhaits d’internationalisation professionnelle des étudiant.e.s d’ écoles hôtelières suisses : entre naturalisations d’un cosmopolitisme hérité et volontés de mobilité géographique et sociale.
Anne-Sophie Dutoit, l’Université de Neuchâtel
« Monter à l’Europe » pour mieux se différencier nationalement. Analyse de trajectoires sociales élitaires et stratégies scolaires d’internationalisation des étudiant.e.s français.e.s du Collège d’Europe
Maxime Behar, Université de Strasbourg
Usages nationaux de la mobilité internationale : le cas des carrières des dirigeant.e.s de banques suisses
Pedro Araujo, Université de Lausanne
8 5. How does wealth inequality interfere into the work sphere?
Organizer(s): Ursina Kuhn, FORS; Christian Suter, University of Neuchâtel
Family wealth, educational attainment and wealth formation - a three generational study of young adults in Norway
Marianne Hansen, Oslo University
Wealth as an increasing source of inequality and distortion in income groups and occupational classes
Louis Chauvel, University of Luxemburg
Who are the early retirees in Germany and Switzerland? An investigation considering income, wealth and pension entitlements
Markus M. Grabka, DIW Berlin
15:30-17:00 Main Building
Workshop Session II
Coffee Break
17:30-19:00 Aula JR
Panel discussion with Noortje Marres and Craig Calhoun on the future of sociology 19:30-22:30
Social Event at the Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel
Thursday Sept. 12
09:00-10:30 Main Building
Workshop Session III
Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Main Building
Workshop Session IV
End of Congress
