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The Sociological Research Centre on Everyday Life and Work (QUIT) was established in 1989 as a research centre within the Department of Sociology and is directed by Dr. Joan Miquel Verd.

The fundamental aim of the research centre is the development and consolidation of a line of investigation that relates the fields of work and employment and everyday life. This is done by taking into consideration both the strategies of individual and corporate actors as well as the context where decisions are made.

Our research centre has taken the initiative of promoting the establishment of a new institute -'Institute for Labour Studies' -within the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. The motivations behind this decision are mostly related to an increasing awareness of the need to consolidate the position and improve the visibility of academic centres in the field of labour, as well as to enhance the quality of research by expanding the research activity to some related areas like labour law, labour economics, political economy.

Events and Seminars

17th European Sociological Association Conference – ESA 2026
The 17th ESA Conference brings together sociologists from across Europe to address contemporary social transformations, focusing on democracy, social action, solidarity and sustainable futures. Continue reading →
44th IWPLMS & IREC Joint Conference 2026
The joint IWPLMS and IREC conference addresses labour market segmentation and rising inequalities, focusing on their drivers, institutional responses, and implications for workers in increasingly dualised labour markets. Continue reading →
45th International Labour Process Conference – ILPC 2027
The 45th ILPC explores contemporary transformations in work and employment, focusing on changing labour processes, inequalities, workplace relations, and emerging spaces and forms of worker resistance. Continue reading →

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News and Publications

Governing Solidarity in European Labour Markets - The new book Governing Solidarity in European Labour Markets, co-edited by Óscar Molina, examines recent labour market reforms in Spain and Portugal and compares the strategies adopted to address precariousness and labour market segmentation. ...
Impact of national minimum wages on collective bargaining and wages for low-paid workers - Increases in national minimum wages can have various knock-on effects – they can, for instance, lead to wage rises more generally and can influence the social partners’ latitude in collective bargaining. This report examines how changes to national minimum… ...

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Events and Seminars

17th European Sociological Association Conference – ESA 2026

44th IWPLMS & IREC Joint Conference 2026

45th International Labour Process Conference – ILPC 2027

News and Publications

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