Artistic and Creative Labour. Network for the Study of Practices of Work and Organisation within the Cultural and Creative Industries

当前工作世界的变化对社会学中的分析概念提出了挑战，在某种程度上，对“工作”一词的传统描述已经陷入危机。创意和文化产业尤其显示出关键转型的迹象。作为有酬就业总趋势的早期指标，这些具体的经济领域处于当前工业发展的前沿。虽然各种各样的研究都指出了创意和文化产业的重要性，但对其实践领域的系统分析仍处于初级阶段。该网络的目标是，首先，通过比较方法，在其个别成员的实证研究之间建立系统的联系，目标是对创意和文化产业的工作实践和结构的特征进行分类。因此，它旨在推动对“工作”的当代定义。其次，该网络的活动面向在更广泛的国际背景下定位具体的德国话语，并将新概述的立场融入围绕创意和文化工作的国际讨论中。此次合作的综合成果将出版成书。

Current changes in the working world pose a challenge to analytical concepts in sociology, to the extent that traditional delineations of the term "work" have slipped into crisis. The creative and cultural industries in particular show signs of pivotal transformations. Serving as early indicators of general trends in gainful employment, these specific economic fields are in the vanguard of current industrial developments. While the importance of the creative and cultural industries has been pointed out by a variety of studies, systematic analyses of their field of practice remain rudimentary. The proposed network aims to, firstly, establish systematic connections between the empirical studies of its individual members by means of a comparative approach, with the goal of categorising characteristics of the working practices and structures of the creative and cultural industries. It thereby aims to advance a contemporary definition of "work". The network's activities are, secondly, geared towards locating specifically German discourses in broader international contexts, and towards integrating newly outlined positions into the international discussion around creative and cultural work. The combined results of this cooperation will be published in a book.