Annual Workshop of the Working Group (AK) Labour Geography Conceptualised as Global Commodity Chains or Global Value Chains (GVCs), transnational production within global capitalism has traditionally been analysed through the lens of intra-firm relations and interactions, often within an affirmative, “win-win-win” framework of sustainable development. This annual meeting of the […]
Yearly Archives: 2026
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From July 20 to 24, 2026, more than 60 labour researchers from geography and neighboring disciplines gathered for the “Summer Retreat for Labour Theory and Research: Work, Crisis and Transformation in and beyond Europe” in Morschach, a small village picturesquely situated in the Swiss Alps overlooking Lake Lucerne. The goal […]
Dear colleagues, last week, the organising team for the upcoming annual meeting of the AK Labour Geography met for the first time to discuss the details of the event. The meeting will take place from 10 to 12 February 2027 in Bonn. The exact venue will be announced at a […]
We are delighted that our collection “Arbeitswelten – Neue Perspektiven aus Räumen der Re/Produktion” has just been published with Springer. With 19 contributions from 26 authors, this is the first comprehensive publication to emerge from the AK Labour Geography project. The volume The volume is freely accessible with a university […]
Work, Crisis, and Transformation in and beyond Europe20–24 July 2026 | Bildungszentrum Mattli, Morschach (Switzerland) The world of work is being reshaped by intersecting crises: socio-ecological breakdown, intensified migration regimes, geopolitical instability, and the reorganisation of global production. These transformations profoundly affect labour relations and relations of care and social […]