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"Authoritarian neoliberal governance of industrial relations is on the rise around the world, displaying remarkable similarities across countries with similar democratic political structures. However, despite a certain degree of resemblance, countries have been following divergent paths rendering each case unique in terms of its experience. This article explains the specific path through which authoritarian neoliberalism was materialised in the governance of Turkey's industrial relations under AKP rule. It is purported that AKP's pursuit of authoritarian neoliberalism in its governance of industrial relations shares certain similarities with the emerging market economies, which have a less democratic political system. However, it is contended that the governance of Turkey's industrial relations under AKP leadership embodies spatially and temporally distinct characteristics integrating long‐established authoritarian institutional structures and practices with neoliberal ideology, powerful political alliances, Islamic values, repressive practices and mounting resistance, thus rendering it a unique form of authoritarian neoliberalism."

"Digital automation has pervaded many areas of our daily activities with serious repercussions on social, economic and political systems. Automation's ever-enhancing capability to transform the human lives has spawned a wide body of scholarly research with inputs from social and economic sciences, engineering and technology. This paper 1 provides a brief overview of the main arguments put forward by the researchers particularly in labour economics on the subject of digital automation with a special focus on Germany. Such debates revolve around the impact of automation on the number of jobs performed by human labour and restructuring of labour markets under the influence of automation. The overview starts with a short discussion of the meaning of digital automation. It then outlines the debates on how technology distributes the work between humans and machines from the viewpoints of skill biased technological change and routine biased technological change research. This is followed by a summary of the way digital technologies has been restructuring the world of work. The overview concludes by pointing to research gaps that are particularly relevant in the German context. It emphasizes that a new research agenda should incorporate the role of existing education and training regimes (VET) in particular in light of employment polarization and the shrinking employment segment of jobs with mid-level pay and skills. Moreover, there is a lack of research that considers the insights of industrial sociology with regard to the renegotiation of work organization in the process of automation. In particular the role institutional factors such as workers' representatives by trade unions or works councils has largely been neglected by studies in labour economics. Finally, there should be more attention paid to the differentiated effects of automation on specific socioeconomic groups such as women and men but also between different generations."

"This article discusses the risks that artificial intelligence (AI) poses for work. It classifies risks into two types, direct and indirect. Direct risks are AI-induced forms of discrimination, surveillance and information asymmetries at work. Indirect risks are enhanced workplace automation and the increasing ‘fissurisation' of work. Direct and indirect risks are illustrated using the example of the transport and logistics sector. We discuss policy responses to both types of risk in the context of the German economy and argue that the policy solutions need to differ according to the type of risk. Direct risks can be addressed by European and national regulation against discrimination, surveillance and information asymmetries. As for indirect risks, the first step is to monitor the risks so as to gain an understanding of sector-specific transformations and establish relevant expertise and competence. This way of addressing AI-induced risks at work will help to improve the prospects of decent work, fair remuneration and adequate social protection for all."