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 […]
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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 very much looking forward to welcoming you to Halle soon. We are very pleased with the many exciting contributions and the great interest in our workshop. Programme You will find different formats, ranging from paper sessions to peer-feedback rounds and workshops. Location As of now, the workshop takes […]
Annual Workshop of the Working Group Labour Geography The struggle for legal recognition, labour rights and the intersection with regulatory regimes plays a key role in the advancement of workers’ interests. After decades of neoliberal reform, such struggles currently intensify as labour movements worldwide are coming under pressure from authoritarian political […]
Dear colleagues, Yesterday we formed the organizational team for the annual networking meeting of our working group in 2026. We would like to inform you in advance of the planned date. The 2026 workshop will take place from January 28-30, 2026. A detailed invitation and call for the meeting will […]
This year’s networking meeting of the Working Group (AK) Labour Geography took place on February 13 and 14 at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Research at the University of Graz in Austria. With over 50 participants, it was the largest meeting in the history of the working group, which […]
The Working Group on Labour Geography of the German Society of Geography (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geographie/DGfG) invites all members and interested researchers to its next annual meeting. For the CfP, see here. Below you find the final program:
Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Labour Geography News The Working Group on Labour Geography ofthe German Society of Geography (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geographie/DGfG) invites all members and interested researchers to its next annual meeting. It will be taking place at the Institute for Geography and Spatial Research, University […]
The schedule is set: The next annual conference of our working group Labour Geography will take place on 13-14/02/2025 at the University of Graz (Austria). The call for participation and the possibility to register will follow in the course of the year. William Cruce, Christiane Meyer-Habighorst, Nikolaos Gatsinos, Janne Lentz, […]
On February 8 and 9, this year’s networking meeting of the Working Group (AK) Labour Geography took place at the Leibniz Institute for Spatial Social Research (IRS) in Erkner. Since the foundation of our working group in 2020, it has been growing steadily ever since. Around 40 geographers and scientists […]
Networking meeting of the working group Labour Geography 8 / 9 February 2024, Leibniz Institute for Spatial Social Research (IRS), in Erkner near Berlin The working group Labour Geography invites all members and other interested researchers to the networking meeting in Erkner near Berlin. It aims at fostering exchange and […]
Networking meeting of the working group Labour Geography 8 / 9 February 2024, Leibniz Institute for Spatial Social Research (IRS), in Erkner near Berlin The working group Labour Geography invites all members and other interested researchers to the networking meeting in Erkner near Berlin. The meeting starts on 8th of […]
The schedule is set: The next annual meeting of our Arbeitskreisse Labour Geography will take place on 8/9.02.2024 at the IRS in Erkner (near Berlin). A call for participation and the possibility to register will follow in November. Alica Repenning, Anna Oechslen, Karin Schwiter, Lea Molina Caminero and Yannick Ecker […]
The 4th annual meeting of the AK Labour Geography took place from 09-10 February 2023 at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB). The meeting was organized by Tatiana López, Anne Engelhardt, Isabella Stingl, Barbara Orth, Yannick Ecker und Alica Repenning. Programme Thursday, February 9th / Donnerstag 09. Februar 13:30:Willkommen, […]
On February 10-11, 2022, the 3rd annual meeting of the AK Labour Geography took place at the Department of Geography, University of Bonn. Here, for archival purposes, we mirror the program at that time: Day 1: Thursday 10th, 2022 13:00:Welcome and introduction 13:30:Current research and publications of the working group […]
The second annual meeting took place on February 11-12, 2021 as an online event. Here we document the program at that time. Thursday, 11 February 2021 / Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2021 09:00:Begrüßung und Einführung/ Welcome and introduction 09:15:Keynote Speech: Covid-19 policy measures for circular migrant care workers in Germany,Austria and […]
On February 07, 2020, 30 geographers and scholars from related disciplines responded to the call for the establishment of a working group ‘Labour Geography’ of the VGDH. After intensive discussions, the working group was established and its spokesperson team was elected (consisting of the authors of this report). It was […]