Abstract
In the 1960s and 1970s, the Nordic countries developed the concept of ‘democratic work organization’ in ideas and practice. Democracy included individual employee autonomy at work, individual participation in development of the work organization and union co-determination in the organization and governance at a company level. Employers’ associations and unions developed these concepts together through mutual collaboration. The concepts influenced practices at work, working life research within social sciences, educational programmes and eventually legislation. Today we rarely use the term democracy in relation to working life. However, the concept still has an impact in work practices. Here we present the ideas and institutionalization of the organization of democratic workplaces.
| Translated title of the contribution | Demokrati på arbejdet |
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| Original language | English |
| Title of host publication | Work and Wellbeing in the Nordic Countries : Critical Perspectives on the World's Best Working Lives |
| Editors | Helge Hvid, Eivind Falkum |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publication date | Jan 2019 |
| Pages | 49-66 |
| Chapter | 3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-8153-8723-7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-351-16996-7 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2019 |