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Author:   Cynthia Estlund (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, Columbia University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.479kg
ISBN:  

9780195158281

ISBN 10:   0195158288
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   09 October 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"1: Introduction: Working Together Part I. Connectedness and Diversity in the Contemporary Workplace 2: Connectedness in the Workplace: A Sketch 3: From ""The Workplace"" to Workplaces: Variety and Change in the Organization of Work 4: Working Together Across Racial Lines: How Much Does It Happen and What Difference Does It Make? 5: Men and Women Working Together: Some Consequences of Gender Integration at Work Part II. How Workplace Bonds Enrich Democratic Life 6: Situating the Workplace in Civil Society: Social Integration, Social Capital, and Deliberation at Work 7: Compulsion, Connectedness, and the Constitution of the Workplace Part III. How the Law Might Better Promote Integration and Connectedness at Work: Preliminary Thoughts 8: Refining the ""Equal Protection Clause"" of the Workplace 9: Protecting Collective Voice and Promoting Cooperation in the Workplace 10: Conclusion"

Reviews

.. . Estlund... offers a wealth of hypotheses presented in a carefully explicated logic. Throughout Working Together, her statements of the propositions affirmed by the available evidence remain modest, while her conscientious analysis of relevant democratic theory and practice underscores the importance of further empirical inquiry. --Perspectives on Politics It is not easy piecing together statistical evidence, social science research, and political theory. Professor Estlund gracefully accomplishes this task.... a thought-provoking and scholarly work.... its implications for improving inter-group communications and democracy should serve as a counter-argument in the ongoing debate about unintended results of modern worklife. --New York Law Journal Working Together is an original and important book. With eloquent prose, Cynthia Estlund convincingly develops the argument, based on a careful integration of empirical studies and social and political theory, that working together enhances inter-group relations in the long run. Indeed her analysis demonstrates the work place is the most important setting for cooperative interaction among individuals of diverse backgrounds. This book has enormous relevance for students concerned about the future of civil society, and will be widely discussed and cited for many years. --William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor, Harvard University Working Together shines a bright line on group conflict and cooperation at a fundamental but understudied juncture in American social life: the workplace. Her study combines deep research and careful nuance with bristling insight and an accessible style that should attract a broad audience. For a host of reasons, American social analysts tend to minimize the importance of what happens at the job. Working Together is an important and impressive corrective. --Randall Kennedy To reverse America's growing social fragmentation, especially

<br>.. . Estlund... offers a wealth of hypotheses presented in a carefully explicated logic. Throughout Working Together, her statements of the propositions affirmed by the available evidence remain modest, while her conscientious analysis of relevant democratic theory and practice underscores the importance of further empirical inquiry. --Perspectives on Politics<br> It is not easy piecing together statistical evidence, social science research, and political theory. Professor Estlund gracefully accomplishes this task.... a thought-provoking and scholarly work.... its implications for improving inter-group communications and democracy should serve as a counter-argument in the ongoing debate about unintended results of modern worklife. --New York Law Journal<br> Working Together is an original and important book. With eloquent prose, Cynthia Estlund convincingly develops the argument, based on a careful integration of empirical studies and social and political theory, that working toget

.,. Estlund... offers a wealth of hypotheses presented in a carefully explicated logic. Throughout Working Together, her statements of the propositions affirmed by the available evidence remain modest, while her conscientious analysis of relevant democratic theory and practice underscores the importance of further empirical inquiry. --Perspectives on Politics<br> It is not easy piecing together statistical evidence, social science research, and political theory. Professor Estlund gracefully accomplishes this task.... a thought-provoking and scholarly work.... its implications for improving inter-group communications and democracy should serve as a counter-argument in the ongoing debate about unintended results of modern worklife. --New York Law Journal<br> Working Together is an original and important book. With eloquent prose, Cynthia Estlund convincingly develops the argument, based on a careful integration of empirical studies and social and political theory, that working together enhances inter-group relations in the long run. Indeed her analysis demonstrates the work place is the most important setting for cooperative interaction among individuals of diverse backgrounds. This book has enormous relevance for students concerned about the future of civil society, and will be widely discussed and cited for many years. --William Julius Wilson, Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor, Harvard University<br> Working Together shines a bright line on group conflict and cooperation at a fundamental but understudied juncture in American social life: the workplace. Her study combines deep research and careful nuance with bristling insight and an accessible style that shouldattract a broad audience. For a host of reasons, American social analysts tend to minimize the importance of what happens at the job. Working Together is an important and impressive corrective. --Randall Kennedy<br> To reverse America's growing social fragmentation, especially in the context of increasing diversity, will require that we explore and exploit the civic potential of the workplace. Cynthia Estlund's book admirably opens that debate and should be on the 'must read' list of anyone concerned to revitalize American democracy. --Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone<br> What Carol Pateman and Robert Dahl did for workplace democracy 30 years ago, Cynthia Estlund has done for the contemporary workplace as a site of civic engagement. This book will be the touchstone for discussions of the political importance of race and gender integration in employment. Estlund's constitution of the workplace, her cold-eyed account of the uses and limits of affirmative action and sexual harassment law, her fine-grained understanding of changing work environments, her fresh assessment of unions and alternative forms of worker representation provide important new resources for democratic theorists, legal scholars, and everyone party to the social capital debates. --Nancy L. Rosenblum, author of Membership and Morals<br>

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Cynthia Estlund is a Professor of Law at Columbia University, where she teaches employment, labor, and property law.

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