Beyond Labour Regulation

“The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class”
Seminar and Book Launch
Date: Thursday 12th May, 2.30pm-4.30pm
Venue: CG41, College Building, Hendon Campus,
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/aboutus/Location/hendon/index.aspx
“The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class”
By Professor Guy Standing
The Precariat is a new class, comprising the growing number of people facing lives of insecurity, doing work without a past or future. Their lack of belonging and identity means inadequate access to social and economic rights. Why is this new class growing, what political dangers does it represent and how might these be addressed?
Speaker:
Professor Guy Standing
Professor of Economic Security
University of Bath, UK
Website: www.guystanding.com
Co-President, Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN)
Website: www.basicincome.org
Biography: Guy Standing is Professor of Economic Security at the University of Bath. He was formerly Director of the Socio-Economic Security Programme of the International Labour Organization. He is co-president of the Basic Income Earth Network. His recent books include ‘Work after Globalization: Building Occupational Citizenship’ (2009) and ‘Beyond the New Paternalism: Basic Security as Equality’ (2002).
To register your interest and attendance, please contact Yangna Li at (Y.Li@mdx.ac.uk) by 5pm 4th May 2011