Democracy in the Enterprise
February 01–02, 2018
In recent years, there has been a revival of discussions about democracy in the enterprise, not only out of a frustration about the powerlessness of the external political control of firms, but also based on hopes connected to new technologies, for example instant messaging systems, that could lower the costs of participatory decision making. What is the potential for democratic participation that the digitalization of workplaces could, in theory, have, and how can this positive potential be tapped by suitable regulations and incentives? In this workshop, we will explore various arguments (e.g. epistemic or human rights-based arguments) for and against workplace democracy. We will discuss what kinds of institutions enterprises are or could be, how they could be successfully democratized, and what further theoretical or practical research is needed to better understand the potential of democracy in the enterprise.
Convener
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Participants
Thomas
Ackermann
Fellow
2016/2017
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Sandrine
Blanc
INSEEC Research Center, Paris
Michael
Bolte
Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, Berlin
Isabelle
Ferreras
Université catholique de Louvain
Iñigo
González Ricoy
Universitat de Barcelona
Anke
Hassel
Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
Alexander Krüger
Hochschule für Politik an der Technischen Universität München
Pierre-Ives
Néron
Université Catholique de Lille
Christian
Neuhäuser
Technische Universität Dortmund
Erik
Olsen
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Valeria
Ottonelli
Università degli Studi di Genova
Gabriel
Wollner
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
David
Bilchitz
University of Johannesburg
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