Name: Labor and Society Workshop
Start: 2025-11-28T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-11-29T19:00:00+02:00
Location: str. Dostoievski 34, Cluj-Napoca

𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲: 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤
Workshop to launch the 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 (𝐂𝐋𝐒) / 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐮 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐚̆ 𝐬̦𝐢 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝐂𝐌𝐒)
📅 𝟐𝟖–𝟐𝟗 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓
📍 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐅𝐒𝐀𝐒–𝐔𝐁𝐁), 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝟕, 𝐃𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐬𝐤𝐢 𝟑𝟒, 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐣-𝐍𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐚
🔹 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Work is changing — and so are its meanings.
New technologies, shifting welfare systems, and growing inequalities are reshaping how we live, work, and imagine society.
The new Center for Labor and Society invites you to a two-day workshop exploring labor as a site of power, inequality, and collective imagination.
Across three roundtables — 𝐿𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝐶𝐸𝐸, 𝑀𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠, and 𝐿𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟 𝐹𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 — we follow a shared thread: from post-socialist genealogies of labor research, through methodological politics, to the futures of work and collective possibility. We close with 𝐿𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟 𝑈𝑛𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑, reflecting on how labor research can reclaim its public relevance and critical edge in a transforming world.
🔹 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
📅 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟖 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
🕓 𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬
Anca Simionca (Dean, FSAS), Ionuț Földes (Head of Sociology Dept.), Oana Mateescu (Coordinator, CLS)
🕠 𝟏𝟔:𝟑𝟎–𝟏𝟖:𝟑𝟎 – 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝟏. 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞
with Adam Mrozowicki (University of Wrocław), Aurora Trif (Dublin City University), Delia Bădoi (Institutul de Cercetare a Calității Vieții), Radu Stochiță (Cartel Alfa), Tibor T. Meszmann (Central European Labour Studies Institute).
Moderators: Sorin Gog (FSAS) & Ioana Simina Popescu (University of Vienna)
🍷 18:30 – Reception & buffet
📅 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟗 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
🕓 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟑:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝟐. 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲
with Don Kalb (University of Bergen) & Alina Cucu (UBB)
Moderators: Andreea Pascu & Alex Tucaliuc (FSAS)
🥗 13:00–14:00 – Lunch break
🕓 𝟏𝟒:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝟑. 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬
with Dora Fonseca (CoLABOR), Maria-Luiza Apostolescu (independent researcher), Valentin Niebler (Humboldt University), Tsvetelina Hristova (University of Southampton).
Moderators: Dana Domșodi (FSAS) & Bogdan Lungu (FSPAC)
☕ 16:00–16:30 – Coffee break
💬 𝟏𝟔:𝟑𝟎–𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎 – 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐮𝐩. 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝: 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚
All participants, moderated by Oana Mateescu (FSAS)
🔹 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐋𝐒 / 𝐂𝐌𝐒
The Center for Labor and Society (CLS) is a new interdisciplinary hub for research and collaboration on work, inequality, and social transformation.
Closely linked to the MA in Labor and Social Transformations, CLS connects research, teaching, and public dialogue on the politics of labor in Romania, Central and Eastern Europe and beyond.
🎯 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 to celebrate the launch of CLS and take part in conversations about the futures of work, knowledge, and social change.
Language: English. Free participation. All welcome.
🔗 𝐻𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝐴 𝐿𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐿𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 (𝐹𝑆𝐴𝑆–𝑈𝐵𝐵).
💡 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ.
🎨 Cover image & design by Talida Tămaș.
📝 𝐹𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.