The course was held in November 2023 – May 2024, in Gothenburg (Sweden), Helsinki (Finland) and online
Course description:
Recent debates on how to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Agenda 2030 put increasing demands on corporations and organisations to organise work in a responsible manner, from a social sustainability perspective. Social sustainability largely concerns individuals and communities’ wellbeing, quality of life, human rights, justice, inclusion and empowerment, regardless of gender, sex, background or disability. While priority often has been given to economic and environmental sustainability, social sustainability has been largely neglected. However, in the context of work and employment this dimension of social sustainability is usually at the focus. That is, the organising of work provides an interesting case for studying the challenges and opportunities for implementing social sustainability in practice. Hence, if we are to understand and research social sustainability, the organising of work – both inside and outside of organisations and corporations – are crucial to focus. In this PhD course, we invite students to join us in the investigation of social sustainability with a focus on work.
Teachers: The course is planned in collaboration by a group of researchers at the University of Gothenburg and Hanken School of Economics:
- Martin Fougère, Professor, Hanken School of Economics
- Nanna Gillberg, Assistant Professor, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg
- Charlotta Niemistö, Docent, Hanken School of Economics
- Maria Norbäck, Associate Professor School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg (formal course responsible)
- Nikodemus Solitander, researcher, Hanken School of Economics
- Maria Jose Zapata Campos, Associate Professor, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg
