Sustainable Development and the Future of Work 2600-MSdz2SDFWen
The course explores concepts and issues related to the labour market from a universal perspective, including the Sustainable Development Goals, work within a sustainable development system, decent work and economic growth, the state of income and employment worldwide, barriers to employment, policies promoting economic opportunity, and the future of work in a rapidly changing world. The course will address issues of social inclusion, equality, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, algorithm management and AI in employment and decent work for all. Topics covered include structural changes in the economy and work, work-related challenges, the modern welfare state and the future of work, women's employment, and child labour.
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Course dedicated to a programme
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student:
- knows the basic concepts of sustainable development
- knows the basic concepts of the labour market
- knows the basic phenomena that will challenge work in the future
- recognizes the phenomena related to precarious work or work that does not provide a decent income
- understands the importance of the sustainable development goals
Assessment criteria
Active participation in classes – up to 70 points,
ongoing assessment – up to 70 points,
test – up to 30 points,
additional work – essay on a given topic up to 30 points
Passing threshold: 120 points
Bibliography
Literature, not limited to:
1. Holmberg, S. (2020). Social trust-The Nordic Gold? https://socialeurope.eu/ubi-bad-idea-welfare-state
2. Chen, Martha Alter. 2012. The Informal Economy: Definitions, Theories and Policies. WIEGO Working Paper No. 1. WIEGO, https://www.wiego.org/publications/informal-economy-definitions-theories-and-policies
3. Polasky, S., Kling, C. L., Levin, S. A., Carpenter, S. R., Daily, G. C., Ehrlich, P. R., ... & Lubchenco, J. (2019). Role of economics in analyzing the environment and sustainable development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(12), 5233-5238, https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.1901616116
4. Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story, https://ilostat.ilo.org/decent-work-and-the-sdgs-11-charts-that-tell-the-story/
5. 100 statistics on the ILO and the labour market to celebrate the ILO centenary, https://ilostat.ilo.org/100-statistics-on-the-ilo-and-the-labour-market/
6. Digital labour platforms and the future of work. Towards decent work in the online world, http://wtf.tw/text/digital_labour_platforms_and_the_future_of_work.pdf
7. The Future of Work in the ‘Sharing Economy’, publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC101280/jrc101280.pdf
8. Countouris, N. (2019). Defining and regulating work relations for the future of work. International Labour Office. Geneva., http://www.ilo.int/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_dialogue/documents/publication/wcms_677999.pdf
9. Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals A Guidebook on SDG Labour Market Indicators, https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---stat/documents/publication/wcms_647109.pdf
10. Goralski, M. A., & Tan, T. K. (2020). Artificial intelligence and sustainable development. The International Journal of Management Education, 18(1), 100330.
11. Dantas, T. E. T., de-Souza, E. D., Destro, I. R., Hammes, G., Rodriguez, C. M. T., & Soares, S. R. (2021). How the combination of Circular Economy and Industry 4.0 can contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 26, 213-227.
12. Kulkov, I., Kulkova, J., Rohrbeck, R., Menvielle, L., Kaartemo, V., & Makkonen, H. (2024). Artificial intelligence‐driven sustainable development: Examining organizational, technical, and processing approaches to achieving global goals. Sustainable Development, 32(3), 2253-2267.
13. Leal Filho, W., Lange Salvia, A., Beynaghi, A., Fritzen, B., Ulisses, A., Avila, L. V., ... & Nikolaou, I. (2024). Digital transformation and sustainable development in higher education in a post-pandemic world. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 31(1), 108-123.
14. Romero, D., Stahre, J., & Taisch, M. (2020). The Operator 4.0: Towards socially sustainable factories of the future. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 139, 106128.
15. Fonseca, L. M., Domingues, J. P., & Dima, A. M. (2020). Mapping the sustainable development goals relationships. Sustainability, 12(8), 3359
16. Data from GUS, Eurostat, OECD
Additional information
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