{"product_id":"power-despite-precarity-joe-berry-9780745345529","title":"Power Despite Precarity: Strategies for the Contingent Faculty Movement in Higher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eHigher education is the site of an ongoing conflict. At the heart of this struggle are the precariously employed faculty 'contingents' who work without basic job security, living wages or benefits. Yet they have the incentive and, if organized, the power to shape the future of higher education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePower Despite Precarity\u003c\/i\u003e is part history, part handbook and a wholly indispensable resource in this fight. Joe Berry and Helena Worthen outline the four historical periods that led to major transitions in the worklives of faculty of this sector. They then take a deep dive into the 30-year-long struggle by California State University lecturers to negotiate what is recognized as the best contract for contingents in the US. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors ask: what is the role of universities in society? Whose interests should they serve? What are the necessary conditions for the exercise of academic freedom? Providing strategic insight for activists at every organizing level, they also tackle 'troublesome questions' around legality, union politics, academic freedom and how to recognize friends (and foes) in the struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Berry, Helena Worthen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745345522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745345529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Joe Berry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043442520319,"sku":"9780745345529","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f383708-f330-4a5e-935b-f57668b37f08.jpg?v=1684967177","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-despite-precarity-joe-berry-9780745345529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}