Call for Papers – XXII International Conference in Commemoration of Professor Marco Biagi

The call for papers is now open for the XXII International Conference in Commemoration of Professor Marco Biagi on “Employment in the Era of AI and Digital Platforms: Understanding and Regulating Transitions”, scheduled in Modena on March 19-20, 2025.

Submitted papers should address key issues related to AI and digital labor platforms, focusing on one or more of the following main topics/tracks:

  • Track 1: Navigating the Human-Machine Interface and its Occupational Implications.
  • Track 2: The Bright and Dark Sides of Algorithmic Management in the Age of Big Data and AI.
  • Track 3: Human/Non-Human Rights and AI in the Work Environment and Beyond.
  • Track 4: Collective Rights and Social Partners in the Era of AI and Automation.
  • Track 5: From Threat to Opportunity: AI’s Role in Promoting Workplace Inclusion.

Scholars wishing to contribute to a conference track should submit their work by 01 October 2024 via email to marcobiagiconference@unimore.it. The submission must include:

  • The title of the proposed paper;
  • an extended abstract of about 2000 words (not including the bibliography), specifying the topic and the nature of the paper (theoretical analysis, discussion paper, presentation of empirical data);
  • the disciplinary (or inter-disciplinary) domain of the paper (e.g., Labour Law, Organisation
    Theory, Labour Economics, Sociology, Industrial Relations);
  • the author’s affiliation;
  • an indication of the conference track for which the paper is intended, bearing in mind that the Scientific Committee reserves the prerogative to assign papers to the track and session it deems most appropriate.