The combination of a segmented and flexible labour market, which inadequately rewards qualified jobs, and a fragmented welfare system, has given rise to an unprecedented risk of instability and poverty for professionals in their early careers. New forms of self-employment have produced a stronger differentiation within the post-industrial middle-class in terms of economic conditions and representation. Due to the process of ‘decomposition of wage-earning society’ described by Castel, the new generation of professionals is undergoing a crisis of social citizenship, conceived as full participation in social life through labour market inclusion, structured representation of interests, welfare protection and support. The qualitative analysis of interviews with 72 professionals working in different service sectors in Milan allowed to identify three profiles of early-career professionals, showing different level of risk of disaffiliation. New forms of social representation are requested from the part of these professionals claiming universal rights and at the same time dissatisfied with the existent representation supply; other freelancers prefer corporative protection by professional orders or associations, whilst in many cases individualistic behaviours
L’impatto delle trasformazioni del lavoro sui nuovi professionisti: la cittadinanza a rischio
CAVALCA, GUIDO GABRIELE
2015-01-01
Abstract
The combination of a segmented and flexible labour market, which inadequately rewards qualified jobs, and a fragmented welfare system, has given rise to an unprecedented risk of instability and poverty for professionals in their early careers. New forms of self-employment have produced a stronger differentiation within the post-industrial middle-class in terms of economic conditions and representation. Due to the process of ‘decomposition of wage-earning society’ described by Castel, the new generation of professionals is undergoing a crisis of social citizenship, conceived as full participation in social life through labour market inclusion, structured representation of interests, welfare protection and support. The qualitative analysis of interviews with 72 professionals working in different service sectors in Milan allowed to identify three profiles of early-career professionals, showing different level of risk of disaffiliation. New forms of social representation are requested from the part of these professionals claiming universal rights and at the same time dissatisfied with the existent representation supply; other freelancers prefer corporative protection by professional orders or associations, whilst in many cases individualistic behavioursI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
