CRD The Transformation of Work Department of Human Ecology - Community and Regional Development Spring 2017 Monday 3:10-7:00pm Olson 144

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1 CRD The Transformation of Work Department of Human Ecology - Community and Regional Development Spring 2017 Monday 3:10-7:00pm Olson 144 "The economist understands very well that men make cloth, linen or silk materials in definite relations of production. But what he has not understood is that these definite social relations are just as much produced by men as linen, flax, etc. In acquiring new productive forces men change their mode of production - in changing the way of earning their living, they change all their social relations" -- Karl Marx "The value or worth of a man; is as of all other things, his price; that is to say so much as would be given for the use of his power... and as in other things, so in men too, not the seller- but the buyer determines their price... their true value is no more than it is esteemed by others" -- Hobbes (Leviathan) Instructor: Dr. M. Anne Visser Office: 2319 Hart Hall Office Telephone: Office Hours: Office Hours: Mondays 9:30am= 11:00am * Sign up at to schedule a meeting during office hours. Office hours are held by sign up only. mavisser@ucdavis.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION This course examines the experience, organization, and systems of economic organization and labor that characterize the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. My goal is to encourage you to critically assess representations, determinants, and forms of economic restructuring, as well as to examine the ways that emerging economic patterns affect the well-being of workers, the local communities and labor markets in which they engage, and the overall economic structure of societies. This is a graduate elective course designed for students who are interested in the economic, political, and social dynamics of economic change, the intersections between power and work in society; labor processes and organizing; and the role of labor in economic development. Special attention is directed to the impacts of policy, society, community, and macroeconomic processes on the structures, experience, and power relations of work in local, national, and international contexts. COURSE FORMAT This is a graduate elective course. Following departmental structure it is scheduled for four hours per week. Students will take turns facilitating class discussion in teams of two. In this role students are expected to summarize the major arguments of the articles read for the week, develop a critique of the readings, and guiding class discussion. Attendance is expected 30% of your grade will be based on what you prepare/present in class. By 2pm every Tuesday before class, students must upload through the Smart

2 Site Website a one page paper indicating what, based on the readings, are the important questions needed to be discussed in the following day s lecture. These will be graded. Students will also be responsible for producing 3 précises that is summaries of the readings, (2-3 pages) for weeks 3-9. You have two "free passes" and the lowest score will be dropped. READING S Readings are important components to the course and are required. They are the necessary background for discussion. Participation in lectures is important and students are expected to be prepared to discuss readings in class. Additional or alternate readings may be assigned throughout the course as directed by the instructor. Some of the readings assigned in this course are quite difficult and include applications of structural equation models, categorical data analysis, and econometric methods. Students are expected and encouraged to do independent work to assist in grasping these issues if they have difficulty in understanding the work. There are five required texts available for sale at the Campus Book Store and online. In addition, all other required materials will be posted on the SmartSite Course Website. Required Texts: Peck, J. (1996). Work-Place: The Social Regulation of Labor Markets. Guilford Press. Braverman, H Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century. 25 th anniversary edition. NY: Monthly Review Press. Introductions, Forward, Chapters 1-6, 8, 10-11, 13-14, Harvey, D. (1982). The Limits to Capital. Oxford. Oxford University Press Standing, G. (2011). The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class. Bloomsbury USA. Waldinger, R., & Lichter, M. I. (2003). How the Other Half Works: Immigration and the Social Organization of Labor. Berkeley: University of California Press. Course grades are based upon the following: GRADING Participation, Weekly questions 10% Class Session Facilitation 20% Term Paper Prospectus 10% Précis 20% Term paper & Presentation 40%

3 The Précises Précis are not simply summaries of the readings, but a commentary or reaction to them. I expect to see a dialogue relating to multiple questions. What did you find interesting? What was particularly hard to understand? What questions linger? What annoyed you or caused a strong reaction? I expect the précis to be turned in at the start of the class in hard copy on the days the readings are due. There will be no make ups. No electronic submissions will be accepted. Term Paper Each student will complete a term paper of pages (excluding the bibliography) focused on a recently policy enacted to address a topic relevant to the class. The term paper is due at 5 pm on the Wednesday following the last week of class. Students will be required to turn in a prospectus during the fourth week of the course (April 24th) in hardcopy at the beginning of class and electronically through the Smart Site Website). The prospectus should identify your topic in about words, include an outline, a list of at least 5 sources, and if you are planning to conduct one or more interviews, a description of your research design or strategy for obtaining interviews. Both a hard copy and electronic copy uploaded to the SmartSite website will be required. Failing to turn in the précis in both formats will result in a grade of 0 on the assignment. The policy act chosen must be currently proposed or recently implemented. Papers are expected to be explicitly analytical, rather than descriptive. That is they must articulate and develop an argument in relation to the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of policy related to the subject matter discussed. You will be required to provide an overview of the law, its current status, the affected population and why such rulemaking was seen as necessary in relation to the subjects discussed in class. You will justify your position using the concepts and theories learned in class and will be expected to demonstrate how your research relates to your understanding of the course concepts, readings, and theories. Data collection for the paper should be based on: scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, congressional testimonies, archival material, planning department documents, government reports, and analyses, census data, and other governmental data sources. Use of APA citation style will be required. Relevant literature can be explored in consultation with the instructor and may be suggested through reference in the readings assigned for each class meeting. The paper must be clear concise and succinct. You should include data in tables, graphs, and or figures if you have large amounts of quantitative data you would like to include. Tables, figures, and graphs must have a descriptive title over it and be referred to by figure number in the text of the research paper. Grades for the term papers will be based on organization, thoroughness of argument, and connection/integration of various themes, concepts, and readings from the course to explain your research problem. Papers should demonstrate thoughtful engagement with issues, causes, and consequences of social inequality. Term papers must be typewritten, double-spaced, and printed only on one side. Students must submit a paper copy of the paper to my mailbox by 11:59PM on 6/9. I will also require that you submit an electronic copy of the paper through the SmartSite website. All papers submitted through

4 SmartSite must be in Microsoft word and in PDF form. Please use Times New Roman size 12 font. Title your attachments in the following way: lastnamecrd247spring2017. I must receive a hard copy and an electronic copy through SmartSite. Late papers will automatically receive a full grade deduction and failure to submit both an electronic and paper copy will result in an incomplete fulfillment of the assignment and will be considered to be late. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT All students should be familiar with the Student Code of Academic Conduct that is located here: Please review this carefully and ask the instructor, if you have any questions. The instructor is obliged to refer you to Student Judicial Affairs in all cases of violation or suspected violation. In all cases of plagiarism the student will receive an automatic grade of a 0 on the assignment. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. In addition to plagiarism and cheating on examinations, it is also a violation of the Student Code of Academic Conduct to use your own written materials prepared for other classes unless you take the following points into consideration: It is permissible to use materials and texts from other class projects, within CRD or in other departments, under these conditions: 1) You inform the instructor beforehand. 2) You clearly identify the portions where you quote yourself (or collaborative work) within the written assignment. 3) You provide a copy of the previous work you have submitted in the other class to the instructor. 4) To ensure that you receive a good grade the material must fit seamlessly into the assignment for THIS class. 5) If you have any doubts about the extent to which you can use previously written materials, talk to the instructor prior to making any submission. COURSE SCHEDULE AND READINGS 4/3: INTRODUCTIONS AND CLASS ORIENTATION Reading: The State of Working America. 12 th edition. Economic Policy Institute. 4/10: NO CLASS 4/17- IMPACT OF CAPITALISM ON THE STRUCTURE AND EXPERIENCE OF WORK- Braverman, H. (1998). Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century. 25th anniversary edition. NY: Monthly Review Press. Introductions, Forward, Chapters 1-6, 8, 10-11, 13-14, Weber, M. (2004). Chapter 17. Bureaucracy. In Whimster, S. The Essential Weber (2004). New York: Routledge.

5 Heydebrand,W. (1989). New Organizational Forms. Work and Occupations16 (3) Feidman, A. (1977). Responsible Autonomy vs. Direct Control over the Labor Process. Capital & Class. 1(1) pp Peck, J. (1996) Work Place. New York: Guilford Press. Chapters 1 & 2 4/24 - NEOLIBERALISM AND THE ORGANIZATION AND EXPERIENCE OF WORK: TERM PAPER PROPOSAL IS DUE Peck, J. (2002). Labor Zapped/Growth Restored? Three Moments of Neoliberal Restructuring in The American Labor Market. Journal of Economic Geography, 2(2), Harvey, D. (1982). The Limits to Capital. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Brenner, N., & Theodore, N. (2002). Cities and the geographies of actually existing neoliberalism. Antipode, 34(3), /1 - LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION Peck, J. Work Place. 3-4 Hudson, Kenneth The New Labor Market Segmentation: Labor Market Dualism in the New Economy. Social Science Research. 36(1): Tzannatos, S Women and Labor Market changes in the global Economy: Growth Helps, inequalities Hurt and Public Policy Matters. World Development. 27(3): Bertrand, M. and S. Mullainathan Are Greg and Emily more Employable then Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination. American Economic Review 94: /8: NO CLASS: WORK ON TERM PAPER 5/15: THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURiNG Part I Burawoy, M. (1983). Between the Labor Process and the State: The Changing Face of Factory Regimes Under Advanced Capitalism. American Sociological Review, Vallas, S. P., & Beck, J. P. (1996). The Transformation of Work Revisited: The Limits Of Flexibility in American Manufacturing. Social Problems, Christopherson, S., & Lillie, N. (2005). Neither Global nor Standard: Corporate Strategies in the New Era of Labor Standards. Environment and Planning, 37,

6 Peck, J. (1996) Work Place. New York: Guilford Press. Chapters 6 & 7. Doussard, M., Peck, J., & Theodore, N. (2009). After Deindustrialization: Uneven Growth and Economic Inequality in Postindustrial Chicago. Economic Geography, 85(2), /22 - ORGANIZED LABOR Lafferty, G. (2010). In the wake of Neo-liberalism: Deregulation, Unionism and Labor Rights. Review of International Political Economy, 17(3), Fine, J., & Gordon, J. (2010). Strengthening Labor Standards Enforcement through Partnerships with Workers Organizations. Politics & Society, 38(4), Burawoy, M. (2008). The Public Turn from Labor Process to Labor Movement. Work and Occupations, 35(4), Peck, J. and N. Theodore. (2012). Politicizing Contingent Work: Countering Neoliberal Labor Market Regulation From the Ground Up?. South Atlantic Quarterly. 111(4), /29: NO CLASS: MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY 6/3 - CONSEQUENCES OF WORK IN THE NEW ECONOMIES Standing, G. (2013). The Precariat. Bloomsbury Press. Kalleberg, A. L. (2009). Precarious Work, Insecure Workers: Employment Relations in Transition. American Sociological Review, 74(1), Goldring, L., & Landolt, P. (2011). Caught in the Work Citizenship Matrix: The Lasting Effects of Precarious Legal Status on Work for Toronto Immigrants. Globalizations, 8(3), Sennett, R. (1998). The corrosion of character: The personal consequences of work in the new capitalism. WW Norton & Company Chapters 1 &2 6/9 TERM PAPERS DUE BY MIDNIGHT