Paul Jonker-Hoffrén | University of Turku (original) (raw)

Uploads

Papers by Paul Jonker-Hoffrén

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging the gap between critical algorithm studies and the social sciences

Informaatiotutkimus

Since the mid-2000s platforms and platform work have greatly proliferated. Although also research... more Since the mid-2000s platforms and platform work have greatly proliferated. Although also research on platforms and platforms has expanded, there seems to be a great gulf between IT- and social research on these issues. In this article, I show, using sociologist Maurizio Lazzarato’s concepts, that the technical infrastructure of the platform, in particular the algorithm, has a direct impact on work and the agency of the platform worker. From this perspective, it is possible to ask critical questions about platforms and platform work from a multidisciplinary viewpoint. Methodologically, an ethnographic approach that sees algorithms as part of culture, with its own institutions, impact on people and intersection with different contexts, could support co-operation between different disciplines. When such an approach is combined with insights from algorithm studies, research is also relevant for existing political questions regarding platform workers’ labour market status and the functio...

Research paper thumbnail of Taloussosiologian oppikirja markkinoiden ja rahan maailmaan

Research paper thumbnail of Taloustiede episteemisenä yhteisönä ja kamppailu asiantuntijuudesta

Poliittinen talous

Artikkelissa tutkitaan taloustiedettä episteemisenä yhteisönä ja tämän episteemisen yhteisön käyt... more Artikkelissa tutkitaan taloustiedettä episteemisenä yhteisönä ja tämän episteemisen yhteisön käyttämiä retorisia keinoja rajojensa puolustamiseen. Episteemisen yhteisön teoria korostaa jaettuja metodologisia lähtökohtia ja arvolähtökohtia yhteisöjen koossapitävinä voimina, minkä lisäksi taloustiede on havaittu tutkimuksessa erityisen metodologisesti eristäytyneeksi. Artikkelissa eritellään taloustieteilijöiden episteemisen yhteisön suomalaisessa julkisuudessa käyttämiä retorisia strategioita sosiaalisesta mediasta kerätyn aineiston avulla. Aineistosta erottuvat strategiat ovat epäsymmetrinen näytön vaatiminen, auktoriteetin kieltäminen ja kaksoisstandardi.

Research paper thumbnail of What is the employment potential of a lean platform? The case of Dutch self-employed service professionals

International Journal of Manpower

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to study what platform-related user factors influence the e... more PurposeThe purpose of this article is to study what platform-related user factors influence the employment potential of a lean platform for self-employed professionals.Design/methodology/approachThe article employs the system data of a Dutch platform firm, which include consumers looking for painters (N = 17,224) and self-employed painters (N = 1,752) who pursue client acquisition by submitting proposals (N = 101,974). This data is analysed using non-parametric tests.FindingsStudy of this platform shows that the platform functions as a channel of acquisition for self-employed professionals. This lean platform enables matching of information of supply and demand, thereby facilitating processes of acquisition. The number of competitors, distance to a potential job and non-standard proposals are statistically significant factors that influence whether a consumer is interested in a proposal. Effect sizes are very small.Research limitations/implicationsThis platform is a two-way market f...

Research paper thumbnail of The Finnish Paper Workers’ Union: Becoming a Paper Tiger? Collective bargaining, Wage developments and Union Density between 1980 and 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Aspects of Labour Union Representativeness - the Case of the Finnish Paper Industry Conflict of 2005

Theory in Action, 2008

This article considers the gender aspects of the collective bargaining in the paper industry in F... more This article considers the gender aspects of the collective bargaining in the paper industry in Finland in 2005. In the negotiations, the employers' representative and Paperiliitto (the Paper Union) struggled to find a compromise on the issue of outsourcing. The collective bargaining process is analysed with the concept of representativeness. Regarding internal and reputation representativeness Paperiliitto has weakened somewhat, but has remained stable on the dimensions of external and legal representativeness. Paperiliitto has shown its commitment to gender-equality. The current collective agreement shows that Paperiliitto is generally speaking a representative actor, both towards its members and its social partners. [Article copies

Research paper thumbnail of Farewell to the communist strike hypothesis? – The diversity of striking in Finland between 1971-1990

We argue that the traditional 'communist strike hypothesis' is too limited to explain the... more We argue that the traditional 'communist strike hypothesis' is too limited to explain the wide variety of strikes in Finland between 1971 and 1990. Instead, it is rather aspects of transparency in industrial relations and 'the ritual of striking' that have greater explanatory power.

Research paper thumbnail of The Finnish Paper Workers' Union at a crossroads: Labor union representativeness in a changing environment, 1980-2008

This thesis consists of four articles and an introductory section. The main research questions in... more This thesis consists of four articles and an introductory section. The main research questions in all the articles refer to the changes in the representativeness of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union. Representativeness stands for the entire entity of external, internal, legal and reputational factors that enable the labor union to represent its members and achieve its goals. This concept is based on an extensive reading of quantitative and qualitative industrial relations literature, which includes works based on Marxist labor-capital relations (such as Hyman's industrial relations studies), and more recent union density studies as well as gender- and ethnic diversity-based 'union revitalization' studies. Müller-Jentsch's German studies of industrial relations have been of particular importance as well as Streeck's industrial unionism and technology studies. The concept of representativeness is an attempt to combine the insights of these diverse strands of lit...

Research paper thumbnail of Whose constituency? Representativeness of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union, innovation strategies, and outsourcing in the Finnish paper industry between 1980 and 2008

Industrial Relations Journal, 2011

i rj_632 375..391 Outsourcing has been a conflictual issue in the Finnish paper industry, which r... more i rj_632 375..391 Outsourcing has been a conflictual issue in the Finnish paper industry, which reached a temporary solution in 2005. This article analyses the Paper Workers' Union's stance on outsourcing, arguing that it has been defending acquired rights and perhaps deliberately narrowed its representation of diverse constituencies over time.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Aspects of Labour Union Representativeness - The Case of the Finnish Paper Industry Conflict of 2005

Theory in Action

This article considers the gender aspects of the collective bargaining in the paper industry in F... more This article considers the gender aspects of the collective bargaining in the paper industry in Finland in 2005. In the negotiations, the employers' representative and Paperiliitto (the Paper Union) struggled to find a compromise on the issue of outsourcing. The collective bargaining process is analysed with the concept of representativeness. Regarding internal and reputation representativeness Paperiliitto has weakened somewhat, but has remained stable on the dimensions of external and legal representativeness. Paperiliitto has shown its commitment to gender-equality. The current collective agreement shows that Paperiliitto is generally speaking a representative actor, both towards its members and its social partners. [Article copies

Research paper thumbnail of The influence of internal union factions on union renewal strategies: the case of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union

In 2008, the collective agreement of the Finnish paper industry was significantly rewritten. This... more In 2008, the collective agreement of the Finnish paper industry was significantly rewritten. This case study analyses the influence of internal factions on the capability of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union to shift to a strategy of partnership. It is shown that resistance to change was especially strong with longer-serving shop stewards, and the strong division into factions implies limits to the extent of partnership in the Finnish paper industry.

Research paper thumbnail of Bridging the gap between critical algorithm studies and the social sciences

Informaatiotutkimus

Since the mid-2000s platforms and platform work have greatly proliferated. Although also research... more Since the mid-2000s platforms and platform work have greatly proliferated. Although also research on platforms and platforms has expanded, there seems to be a great gulf between IT- and social research on these issues. In this article, I show, using sociologist Maurizio Lazzarato’s concepts, that the technical infrastructure of the platform, in particular the algorithm, has a direct impact on work and the agency of the platform worker. From this perspective, it is possible to ask critical questions about platforms and platform work from a multidisciplinary viewpoint. Methodologically, an ethnographic approach that sees algorithms as part of culture, with its own institutions, impact on people and intersection with different contexts, could support co-operation between different disciplines. When such an approach is combined with insights from algorithm studies, research is also relevant for existing political questions regarding platform workers’ labour market status and the functio...

Research paper thumbnail of Taloussosiologian oppikirja markkinoiden ja rahan maailmaan

Research paper thumbnail of Taloustiede episteemisenä yhteisönä ja kamppailu asiantuntijuudesta

Poliittinen talous

Artikkelissa tutkitaan taloustiedettä episteemisenä yhteisönä ja tämän episteemisen yhteisön käyt... more Artikkelissa tutkitaan taloustiedettä episteemisenä yhteisönä ja tämän episteemisen yhteisön käyttämiä retorisia keinoja rajojensa puolustamiseen. Episteemisen yhteisön teoria korostaa jaettuja metodologisia lähtökohtia ja arvolähtökohtia yhteisöjen koossapitävinä voimina, minkä lisäksi taloustiede on havaittu tutkimuksessa erityisen metodologisesti eristäytyneeksi. Artikkelissa eritellään taloustieteilijöiden episteemisen yhteisön suomalaisessa julkisuudessa käyttämiä retorisia strategioita sosiaalisesta mediasta kerätyn aineiston avulla. Aineistosta erottuvat strategiat ovat epäsymmetrinen näytön vaatiminen, auktoriteetin kieltäminen ja kaksoisstandardi.

Research paper thumbnail of What is the employment potential of a lean platform? The case of Dutch self-employed service professionals

International Journal of Manpower

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to study what platform-related user factors influence the e... more PurposeThe purpose of this article is to study what platform-related user factors influence the employment potential of a lean platform for self-employed professionals.Design/methodology/approachThe article employs the system data of a Dutch platform firm, which include consumers looking for painters (N = 17,224) and self-employed painters (N = 1,752) who pursue client acquisition by submitting proposals (N = 101,974). This data is analysed using non-parametric tests.FindingsStudy of this platform shows that the platform functions as a channel of acquisition for self-employed professionals. This lean platform enables matching of information of supply and demand, thereby facilitating processes of acquisition. The number of competitors, distance to a potential job and non-standard proposals are statistically significant factors that influence whether a consumer is interested in a proposal. Effect sizes are very small.Research limitations/implicationsThis platform is a two-way market f...

Research paper thumbnail of The Finnish Paper Workers’ Union: Becoming a Paper Tiger? Collective bargaining, Wage developments and Union Density between 1980 and 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Aspects of Labour Union Representativeness - the Case of the Finnish Paper Industry Conflict of 2005

Theory in Action, 2008

This article considers the gender aspects of the collective bargaining in the paper industry in F... more This article considers the gender aspects of the collective bargaining in the paper industry in Finland in 2005. In the negotiations, the employers' representative and Paperiliitto (the Paper Union) struggled to find a compromise on the issue of outsourcing. The collective bargaining process is analysed with the concept of representativeness. Regarding internal and reputation representativeness Paperiliitto has weakened somewhat, but has remained stable on the dimensions of external and legal representativeness. Paperiliitto has shown its commitment to gender-equality. The current collective agreement shows that Paperiliitto is generally speaking a representative actor, both towards its members and its social partners. [Article copies

Research paper thumbnail of Farewell to the communist strike hypothesis? – The diversity of striking in Finland between 1971-1990

We argue that the traditional 'communist strike hypothesis' is too limited to explain the... more We argue that the traditional 'communist strike hypothesis' is too limited to explain the wide variety of strikes in Finland between 1971 and 1990. Instead, it is rather aspects of transparency in industrial relations and 'the ritual of striking' that have greater explanatory power.

Research paper thumbnail of The Finnish Paper Workers' Union at a crossroads: Labor union representativeness in a changing environment, 1980-2008

This thesis consists of four articles and an introductory section. The main research questions in... more This thesis consists of four articles and an introductory section. The main research questions in all the articles refer to the changes in the representativeness of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union. Representativeness stands for the entire entity of external, internal, legal and reputational factors that enable the labor union to represent its members and achieve its goals. This concept is based on an extensive reading of quantitative and qualitative industrial relations literature, which includes works based on Marxist labor-capital relations (such as Hyman's industrial relations studies), and more recent union density studies as well as gender- and ethnic diversity-based 'union revitalization' studies. Müller-Jentsch's German studies of industrial relations have been of particular importance as well as Streeck's industrial unionism and technology studies. The concept of representativeness is an attempt to combine the insights of these diverse strands of lit...

Research paper thumbnail of Whose constituency? Representativeness of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union, innovation strategies, and outsourcing in the Finnish paper industry between 1980 and 2008

Industrial Relations Journal, 2011

i rj_632 375..391 Outsourcing has been a conflictual issue in the Finnish paper industry, which r... more i rj_632 375..391 Outsourcing has been a conflictual issue in the Finnish paper industry, which reached a temporary solution in 2005. This article analyses the Paper Workers' Union's stance on outsourcing, arguing that it has been defending acquired rights and perhaps deliberately narrowed its representation of diverse constituencies over time.

Research paper thumbnail of Gender Aspects of Labour Union Representativeness - The Case of the Finnish Paper Industry Conflict of 2005

Theory in Action

This article considers the gender aspects of the collective bargaining in the paper industry in F... more This article considers the gender aspects of the collective bargaining in the paper industry in Finland in 2005. In the negotiations, the employers' representative and Paperiliitto (the Paper Union) struggled to find a compromise on the issue of outsourcing. The collective bargaining process is analysed with the concept of representativeness. Regarding internal and reputation representativeness Paperiliitto has weakened somewhat, but has remained stable on the dimensions of external and legal representativeness. Paperiliitto has shown its commitment to gender-equality. The current collective agreement shows that Paperiliitto is generally speaking a representative actor, both towards its members and its social partners. [Article copies

Research paper thumbnail of The influence of internal union factions on union renewal strategies: the case of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union

In 2008, the collective agreement of the Finnish paper industry was significantly rewritten. This... more In 2008, the collective agreement of the Finnish paper industry was significantly rewritten. This case study analyses the influence of internal factions on the capability of the Finnish Paper Workers' Union to shift to a strategy of partnership. It is shown that resistance to change was especially strong with longer-serving shop stewards, and the strong division into factions implies limits to the extent of partnership in the Finnish paper industry.