Numbering Code	U-LET30 17331 LJ45	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	special lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Tue.2
Instructor name	Stephane Heim (Graduate School of Letters Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Labor and Industries play an important role in societies and economies. The labor markets and employment systems underwent profound transformations from the period of capitalism development and industrialization (18th to 20th century), to the current era of globalization and characterized by the spread of the services industries. From an economic perspective, the labor's role is to produce goods and services, however in Sociology labor covers more important functions. Industries and labor also greatly impact the political sphere, the markets, the education systems and the social stratification systems for instance. During this class, we will study the economic, social and political functions of the labor and industries, from and economic sociology perspective. Based on several cases studies such as the Japanese labor market and employment system, the EU single market and the labor problem, the formation of labor markets in the automotive industry, the service industries and the diversification of employment forms,the wage labor nexus and the evolution of the welfare regimes, this class is dedicated to the examination of the social role and forms of labor and industries.
Course Goals	In this class, following an active participation scheme, the students will acquire the basic knowledge in the field of industrial and labor sociology.
Schedule and Contents	Week 1: Introduction to industrial and labor sociology Week 2: Employment systems and employment relations Week 3: The formation of Enterprises' internal labor markets Week 4: The Japanese employment system Week 5: The formation of the Japanese labor market Week 6: The transformation of the Japanese labor market Week 7: The evolution of the social hierarchies and wage differentials Week 8: The development of the service industry and the diversification of employment forms Week 9: The wage labor nexus and the formation of the welfare regimes Week 10: International comparisons of unemployment and non-regular employments Week 11: The EU single market and the labor issue Week 12: the French employment relations, employment and wage systems Week 13: The Internationalization of the labor markets in the automotive industry Week 14: Conclusions Week 15: Feedback Subject to change depending on the students' interests.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Grading is based a final report.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	The course materials used in the lecture will be distributed in advance. Please read them before coming to class.
References, etc.	To be announced during class.