Without a safety net: Precarization among young Danish employees

Mette Lykke Nielsen; Anne Gørlich; R. Grytnes; J Dyreborg

Without a safety net: Precarization among young Danish employees

Mette Lykke Nielsen
, Anne Gørlich
, R. Grytnes
, J Dyreborg

Arbejdsmedicinsk Klinik, Regionshospitalet Herning
Aalborg Universitet

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Abstract

Precarisation’ is one of the concepts that has become important in efforts to explain how neoliberal
politics and changed economic conditions produce new forms of marginalization and increased
insecurity. The aim of this article is to examine how subjectivity is produced among young
Danish employees through socio-material processes of precarization at workplaces and employment
projects.
Drawing on ethnographic observations and qualitative interviews with 35 young employees
and young people ‘Neither in Education, Employment or Training’ (NEET), the three case examples
show how processes of precarization, rooted in global economic and political conditions, can be
understood as situated contextual practices. It is demonstrated how being positioned as an easily
replaceable source of labor is shaping young people’s processes of subjectification.

Original language	English
Journal	Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies
Volume	7
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	3-21
Publication status	Published - 2017

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https://tidsskrift.dk/njwls/article/view/97094

Mekanismer, trivsel og sikkerhed på lærepladser
Dyreborg, J. (Project Manager) & Christiansen, S. W. (Project Participant)
01/01/2026 → 31/12/2028
Project: Research

2 Journal article
1 Report
1 Conference abstract for conference
1 Poster

Risiko, arbejdsmiljø og krænkende handlinger blandt unge med platformsmedieret arbejde: (RADAR 2)
Nielsen, M. L., Nielsen, L. Y., Christiansen, S. W., Nielsen, S., Clausen, T. & Dyreborg, J., 3 May 2024, København: Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø. (NFA-rapport).
Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research › peer-review

Open Access
File
Laws, policies, and collective agreements protecting low-wage and digital platform workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
MacEachen, E., de Rijk, A., Dyreborg, J., Fassier, J.-B., Fletcher, M., Hopwood, P., Koivusalo, M., Majowicz, S., Meyer, S., Ståhl, C. & Welti, F., 2022, In: New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. 32, 3, p. 201-212
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Open Access
Når din leder er en app: Hvem har ansvaret for unges arbejdsmiljø i platformsøkonomien?
Nielsen, M. L., Laursen, C. S., Nielsen, L. Y. & Dyreborg, J., 1 Nov 2022, In: Tidsskrift for Arbejdsliv. 24, 3, p. 10–27
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Børn og unge i fritidsjob
Dyreborg, J. (Speaker)
3 Dec 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Unges arbejdsmiljø og helbred-fokus på børn og unge i arbejdslivet
Dyreborg, J. (Speaker)
7 Nov 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Uønsket seksuel opmærksomhed og chikane på arbejdspladsen. Fakta - hvordan står det til i vores brancher?
Dyreborg, J. (Speaker)
3 Oct 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution

A4 Arbejdsmiljø: Nye veje skal gøre op med krænkelser på digitale platforme
Dyreborg, J.
16/11/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Erhverv Midt og Vestsjælland: Kan du arbejde for en app eller en algoritme?
Dyreborg, J.
29/08/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Tekniq.dk: Lærlinge har for mange arbejdsulykker
Dyreborg, J.
24/08/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment

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