POSTED: 20 Jun, 2022
Congratulations to our ‘Human-Robot Workforce’ re
searchers, co-lead Dr Penny Williams and Chief Investigator Prof Paula McDonald on being awarded the SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence in the Work, Employment and Society journal.
The prize is awarded annually to one paper in each of the BSA’s prestigious journals: Cultural Sociology, Sociological Research Online, Sociology and Work, Employment and Society and is awarded to the paper published in the previous year’s volume judged to represent innovation or excellence in the field.
Their paper, Means of Control in the Organization of Digitally Intermediated Care Work, can be found here: Means of Control in the Organization of Digitally Intermediated Care Work – Paula McDonald, Penny Williams, Robyn Mayes, 2021 (sagepub.com)
2022 Winners
Work, Employment and Society
- Paula McDonald, Penny Williams, Robyn Mayes – Means of Control in the Organization of Digitally Intermediated Care Work, Volume: 35 issue: 5, page(s): 872-890
Sociology
- Insa Koch, Mark Fransham, Sarah Cant, Jill Ebrey, Luna Glucksberg, Mike Savage – Social Polarisation at the Local Level: A Four-Town Comparative Study on the Challenges of Politicising Inequality in Britain, Volume 55, issue 1
Cultural Sociology
- Please watch this space for details.
Sociological Research Online
- Please watch this space for details.
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