1. Introduction: The precariat Matthew Johnson 2. Authoritarianism and the precariat Bill Jordan Reply by Daryl Glaser 3. From the precariat to the multitude Ben Trott Reply by Timothy S. Murphy 4. Breaking the heartland: creating the precariat in the US lower rust belt Joseph J. Varga Reply by Angela Wigger 5. Precarity of place: a complement to the growing precariat literature Susan Banki Reply by Wanda Vrasti 6. Precarious work, entrepreneurial mindset and sense of place: female strategies in insecure labour markets Hanna-Mari Ikonen Reply by Jeremy Morris 7. The precariousnesses of young knowledge workers: a subject-oriented approach Emiliana Armano and Annalisa Murgia Reply by Nancy Ettlinger 8. Precarious subjectivities are not for sale: the loss of the measurability of labour for performing arts workers Mauro Turrini and Federico Chicchi Reply by Heather McLean 9. Book Review Symposium: The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy, By Mark Purcell Review Mark Edward Review Stuart Elden Review Ian Buchanan Managing ourselves Mark Purcell 10. Book Review Symposium: The Precariat: The New Dangerous Class, By Guy Standing Review Catherine Lawlor Review Jörg Wiegratz Review Jo Grady Where’s Howard? Guy Standing 11. Conclusion: The precariat, intergenerational justice and universal basic income Juliana Bidadanure
Biography
Matthew Johnson is a Lecturer and British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in Politics, Philosophy and Religion at the University of Lancaster. He is interested in the evaluation of culture and the effect of forms of intervention on wellbeing. He has authored Evaluting Culture (Palgrave) and edited The Legacy of Marxism (Continuum).
