The Routledge Companion to the Professions and Professionalism
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 17. November 2026
Book
Hardback
488 pages
978-1-032-84915-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Routledge Companion to the Professions and Professionalism is a state-of-the-art reference work which maps out the current developments and debates around the sociology of the professions, and how they relate to management and organizations. Supported by an international contributor team specializing in the disciplines of organizational studies and sociology, the collection provides extensive coverage of this field of research. It brings together the core concepts and issues, and has chapters on all the key aspects of professions in both the public and private sectors, including issues of governance and regulation. This new edition also includes coverage of facets at the forefront of the debate on the professions, such as the impact of AI, diversity, the impact of Covid; and the precarity, burnout and mental wellbeing of the workforce. This Companion will be an indispensable reference source for students, scholars and educators within the social sciences, especially within management, organizational studies and sociology. It will also be highly relevant for those working and studying in the area of professional education.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Illustrations
14 s/w Zeichnungen, 11 s/w Tabellen, 14 s/w Abbildungen
11 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-032-84915-7 (9781032849157)
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Previous edition
Mike Dent | Ivy Lynn Bourgeault | Jean-Louis Denis
The Routledge Companion to the Professions and Professionalism
Book
07/2016
1st Edition
Routledge
€393.47
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Persons
Mike Dent is Emeritus Professor at Staffordshire University, UK.
Tracey L. Adams is Professor at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.
Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen is Professor of Law and (by courtesy) Sociology, Asian American Studies and Criminology,Law and Society the University of California, Irvine and the Neukons Fellow Research Chair in Diversity at the American Bar Association.
Jean-Louis Denis is Full Professor in Health Policy and Management at the School of Public Health (ESPUM), University of Montreal, Canada.
Tracey L. Adams is Professor at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.
Swethaa S. Ballakrishnen is Professor of Law and (by courtesy) Sociology, Asian American Studies and Criminology,Law and Society the University of California, Irvine and the Neukons Fellow Research Chair in Diversity at the American Bar Association.
Jean-Louis Denis is Full Professor in Health Policy and Management at the School of Public Health (ESPUM), University of Montreal, Canada.
Content
General Introduction: The Challenging Worlds of Professions and Professionalism PART I. Theories of Professions and Professionalism 1. Sociological Theories of Professions and their Links to Organizations 2. A Paradox Perspective: The Redefinition of Medical Professionalism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence 3. Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality in Professions and Potential Professions: Analytical, Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 4. Black Perspectives on the Professions and Professionalism 5. Professionals and Citizenship: The Impact of Democratization 6. Professions and Professionals under Stress: Responses to Legitimate Social Claims for EDI PART II. Professional Governance 7. Professional Regulation 8. Trust in Systems, Professions and Professionals 9. Bureaucracy and Professionals in Populist Administration: Shifts in the Brazilian Environmental Governance 10. Transnational Professionals 11. Professional Brokerage: Lawyers in the Negotiation of Africa's Relationship with the World Economy 12. Platformization of Professional Governance 13. Ideal Minorities and Inclusion Cultures in the Legal Profession Part III. Professions, Management, and Leadership 14. Restructuring Professional Organizations 15. The Professionalization of Management 16. Hybrid Managers and Professional Leadership 17. Leadership, Managerialism, and Professionalism under the Neoliberal State: Transitions in Expert Power and Control 18. Professionals and Co-Creation in a Context of Institutional Complexity 19. Collegiality in Contemporary Professional Service Firms Part IV. Current Trends and Challenges in Professional Work 20. In the Market - Teachers' Conditions for Work in Times of Policy Change 21. Academic Professionalism: Eroded, Protected or Consolidated in the European Context? 22. Regulation, Crisis and Tax Consultants 23. From Fried Eggs to Frittata 24. Professional Mobilities 25. AI Safety as a Space between Fields 26. Partial Professions: Aspiration, Mobility and Professional Possibility in Indian Gig Work