Work, Employment and the Labor Market

The section “Work, Employment and the Labor Market” publishes high-quality, interdisciplinary research addressing contemporary analyses of work, employment relations, and labor markets across global, regional, and local contexts. We welcome theoretically grounded, methodologically rigorous, and policy-relevant contributions that advance understandings of the structural, institutional, technological, and socio-psychological dynamics shaping work in the 21st century.

We seek contributions from sociology, economics, psychology, management, political science, industrial relations, geography, and related disciplines. Submissions may address diverse topics of work, employment and labor market, including but not limited to:

• Transformations of work and employment through, e.g., digitalization, automation, and artificial intelligence; platform work and the gig economy; hybrid work, remote work, and flexible work arrangements; changing skill demands and competence development; occupational restructuring and professional identity transformation
• Labor Market Structures and Inequalities including, e.g., wage inequality and income distribution; gender, diversity, migration, and intersectionality in labor markets, precarious employment and non-standard contracts; informal labor and shadow economies; regional labor market disparities and global value chains
• Institutions, Regulation, and Governance including, e.g., employment regulation and labor law; collective bargaining, unions, and social dialogue; welfare states and labor market policies; corporate governance and stakeholder models; transnational labor standards and global governance
• Organizational and Workplace Dynamics including, e.g., work design and job quality; leadership, power, and control in organizations; well-being, occupational health, and psychosocial risks; organizational change and workforce transformation
• Sustainability and the Future of Work including green jobs and sustainable labor transitions, demographic change and ageing workforces, work–life integration and care economies; social innovation and alternative work models.

We publish original empirical studies (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods), systematic reviews and meta-analyses, conceptual and theoretical contributions, comparative and cross-national research, and policy-oriented analyses. In line with the open-science orientation of the journal, we strongly encourage transparency in research design, data, and analytical procedures.