Fergus Murray
Biographic Data
| ID | 3673640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fergus Murray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fergus |
| FAMILY NAME | Murray |
| SIGNATURE | MURRAY F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh Edinburgh UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7770-9187 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Towards autistic flow theory
Flow states are heightened moments of concentration, motivation and enjoyment, leading to total absorption in the present moment. A striking parallel exists between flow states and phenomenological accounts of autistic daily life. We analyse the components of flow theory alongside autistic autobiographical accounts to explore similarities and differences, in doing so moving toward an understanding of autistic flow theory . We highlight the consid…
Flexible specialisation in the 'Third Italy
Connecting with earlier debates in Capital & Class, this article criticises the model of flexible specialisation, popularised by Sabel, Piore and others. Drawing upon his own extensive research in the Emelia-Romagna district of Italy, Fergus Murray rejects the view that workers stand to benefit, materially and politically, from new flexible labour processes. The paper briefly considers the implications for alternative strategies of economic restr…
The decentralisation of production - the decline of the mass-collective worker
The paper discusses the growing importance of the decentralisation of production, as one capitalist response to declining profits and workers' resistance in Italian manufacturing industry. It argues that decentralisation and automation have reduced the traditional strength and quantity of male workers in large factories and have generated new sectors within the industrial working class. The paper ends with the suggestion that the labour movement …
Flexible specialisation in the 'Third Italy
Connecting with earlier debates in Capital & Class, this article criticises the model of flexible specialisation, popularised by Sabel, Piore and others. Drawing upon his own extensive research in the Emelia-Romagna district of Italy, Fergus Murray rejects the view that workers stand to benefit, materially and politically, from new flexible labour processes. The paper briefly considers the implications for alternative strategies of economic restr…
The decentralisation of production - the decline of the mass-collective worker
The paper discusses the growing importance of the decentralisation of production, as one capitalist response to declining profits and workers' resistance in Italian manufacturing industry. It argues that decentralisation and automation have reduced the traditional strength and quantity of male workers in large factories and have generated new sectors within the industrial working class. The paper ends with the suggestion that the labour movement …
Towards autistic flow theory
Flow states are heightened moments of concentration, motivation and enjoyment, leading to total absorption in the present moment. A striking parallel exists between flow states and phenomenological accounts of autistic daily life. We analyse the components of flow theory alongside autistic autobiographical accounts to explore similarities and differences, in doing so moving toward an understanding of autistic flow theory . We highlight the consid…
The decentralisation of production - the decline of the mass-collective worker
The paper discusses the growing importance of the decentralisation of production, as one capitalist response to declining profits and workers' resistance in Italian manufacturing industry. It argues that decentralisation and automation have reduced the traditional strength and quantity of male workers in large factories and have generated new sectors within the industrial working class. The paper ends with the suggestion that the labour movement …
Flexible specialisation in the 'Third Italy
Connecting with earlier debates in Capital & Class, this article criticises the model of flexible specialisation, popularised by Sabel, Piore and others. Drawing upon his own extensive research in the Emelia-Romagna district of Italy, Fergus Murray rejects the view that workers stand to benefit, materially and politically, from new flexible labour processes. The paper briefly considers the implications for alternative strategies of economic restr…
Towards autistic flow theory
Flow states are heightened moments of concentration, motivation and enjoyment, leading to total absorption in the present moment. A striking parallel exists between flow states and phenomenological accounts of autistic daily life. We analyse the components of flow theory alongside autistic autobiographical accounts to explore similarities and differences, in doing so moving toward an understanding of autistic flow theory . We highlight the consid…
Economics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Capital (architecture) (1 work) · Class (philosophy) (1 work) · Cognitive science (1 work) · Decentralization (1 work)