Nicole Meyer-Ahuja: Die neue Gesellschaft

In the organizer's words:

The distortions of class society - and what to do about them.

Those up there, us down here - this catchy formula expresses the basic feeling of a new class society in which solidarity seems to be a foreign concept. Sociologist Nicole Mayer-Ahuja shows how work is changing in contemporary capitalism, how divisions between wage earners are deepening - and where there is potential to overcome differences and competition and stand up for common interests. Looking at precarious jobs and qualified permanent positions, at industry and services, the book asks what experiences unite different groups of workers.

Nicole Mayer-Ahuja is Professor of Sociology at the University of Göttingen, specializing in work, companies and the economy. She deals with work in a historical and transnational perspective, especially with precarious employment.

Sebastian Friedrich is a freelance journalist and author. He has been working for the ARD magazine Panorama since 2019.