The Centre for Democratising Work is the UK hub of the Democratize Work initiative. The Centre intends to bring academic research into dialogue with trade unions and activists and develop analysis and resources to support the democratisation of work. We publish analysis alongside more theoretical essays and convene discussions and workshops on the future of work.

The current constitution of work is premised on exploitation and domination. How can work be democratised, decommodifed, and decarbonised?

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What Will Work: Starmerism and Employment

Promised reforms to employment law, in Parliament this week, are a good first step to driving up the quality of work in Britain, but there are signs of serious trouble and self-limited ambitions ahead.
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Interview: Ewan Gibbs

Amelia Horgan spoke to Ewan Gibbs about memory, energy and deindustrialisation.
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09.09.2024

Interview: Sarrah Kassem

Amelia Horgan spoke to Sarrah Kassem about alienation, consciousness and the platform economy.
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Interview: Sacha Hilhorst

Amelia Horgan spoke to Sacha Hilhorst about the crisis of legitimacy, deindustrialisation and workers' power.
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01.05.2024

Centre for Democratising Work Dashboard

What is work in Britain like? Explore working time, the power of labour, and the quality of work with the CDW's interactive data dashboard.
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Interview: Dalia Gebrial

Common Wealth’s Amelia Horgan spoke to Dalia Gebrial about race, the platform economy, and the boundaries of work.
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22.09.2023

Interview: Isabelle Ferreras

Common Wealth’s Amelia Horgan spoke to Isabelle Ferreras about the firm, democratising work, and feminism.
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31.07.2023

Interview: Nancy Fraser

Common Wealth’s Amelia Horgan spoke to Nancy Fraser about crisis, capitalism and socialist feminism.
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20.07.2023

Interview: Will Stronge

Common Wealth’s Amelia Horgan spoke to Will Stronge, founder and Director of the think tank Autonomy, on postwork, UBI and the four-day week.
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Interview: Aaron Benanav

Common Wealth’s Amelia Horgan spoke to sociologist and economic historian Aaron Benanav about ChatGPT, post-scarcity, and automation.
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01.05.2023

Interview: Gargi Bhattacharyya

Common Wealth's Amelia Horgan spoke to sociologist Gargi Bhattacharyya about racial capitalism, the wage, and productive and non-productive labour.
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01.05.2023

Interview: Polly Smythe

Common Wealth's Amelia Horgan spoke to Novara Media's Labour Movement Correspondent, Polly Smythe, about the strike wave, anti-trade union legislation, and the history of labour reporting.
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01.05.2023

Introducing the Centre for Democratising Work

Democratisation, decommodification and decarbonisation are central to the future of work.
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01.05.2023

Interview: Gabriel Winant

Common Wealth’s Amelia Horgan spoke to historian Gabriel Winant about class in the twenty-first century.
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Interview: Elizabeth Anderson

Common Wealth’s Amelia Horgan spoke to philosopher Elizabeth Anderson about tyranny at work, the power of philosophy, and democracy.
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