Labor Studies Journal

Coeditors-in-Chief: Robert Bruno, Victor Devinatz

Society Affiliation: United Association for Labor Education

Discipline: Business, Management

Description:

The Labor Studies Journal is the official journal of the United Association for Labor Education (UALE, www.uale.org). It is a multi-disciplinary journal covering issues related to work, workers, labor organizations, and labor studies and worker education in the US and internationally, includingUnion organizing strategiesLabor movement revitalizationNew forms of worker representation (labor centers, etc.)Race, gender and “identity” issues and laborImmigration and laborGlobalization and laborLabor and political trendsInternational labor movementsLabor education practices and approachesLabor and the evolving economyIn addition to articles about the United States labor movement and workforce, LSJ welcomes submissions that are international and comparative. We are interested in foreign based authors who are writing about relevant subject matter in non-US countries, which have significant international or comparative implications for labor studies. LSJ is interested in manuscripts using a diversity of research methods, both qualitative and quantitative that use ethnographic, theory-building, and formal econometric modeling. The Journal publishes empirical research in order to advance theory that expands understanding and analysis of the field of labor studies. LSJ welcomes innovative and new approaches to the study of workers directed at a general audience including union, university, and community based- labor educators, labor activists, and scholars from across the social sciences and humanities. The Journal also includes a variety of sections such as:reviews on relevant books, audio-visual, and electronic materialsa forum for discussion of issues about work and labora non-refereed section highlighting innovations in labor education and labor practiceThis journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/LSJ.