42nd EGOS Colloquium 2026 [10.03.26]

This year, the Chair of Sociology is represented with three contributions at the 42nd EGOS Colloquium in Bergamo.

At the conference, which will be held this year in a hybrid format in Bergamo and local hubs, the chair will present current research on cooperatives, the valuation of waste, and the digitalization and future of work.

Niels Grote, Caroline Ruiner, Martin Möller, and Birgit Apitzsch will present their paper “Learning to steer through turbulence. How cooperatives of solo self-employed maintain course under external pressures” in the sub-theme Social Movements, Alternative Organizations, and the Democratization of the Economy.
Sarah Straub and Caroline Ruiner will present their paper “AI in service work: Exploring the dual role of technology as support and coercion” in Sub-theme 32 Human-Centered Future of Work in More-than-Human Society through Responsible Use of Exponential Technologies in Organizations.
Ronny Ehlen will present his paper “(Re-)Valuing Waste: Valuation Practices and Principles in Recycling Organizations” in Sub-theme 09 Organizing as a Practice: The Changing Role of Materiality in Organizational Life.

We look forward to inspiring discussions, reconnecting with colleagues, and engaging with international scholars at the EGOS Colloquium.

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