Can Workplace Democracy Transform Capitalist Society
Durkheim and Burawoy Compared
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2274192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Stephen Cleghorn (Emory University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 304-315 |
| Publication date | 1987-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1987.tb01048.x |
| OpenAlex | W2105774961 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This study makes a number of comparisons between the theories of Durkheim (1933) and Burawoy (1979) on the link between work and a just social order. These comparisons are used to speculate on the question, Can democratization of the labor process transform capitalist society? Several points of agreement and disagreement are discussed to advance our understanding of the societal effects of changes being introduced at the point of production. It is argued that both the organizational perspective of Durkheim and the political economy perspective of Burawoy agree that the workeras moral actoris the key to how work life will articulate with life in society. The question then becomes whether workers may be differentially involved as moral actors on the job and in society at large
Democracy · Democratization · Economics · Epistemology · Perspective (graphical) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2019 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |