Katerina Voutsina

From 'Life Itself'@lse.ac.uk

The aim of my research is to address the social, technical and economic conditions associated with the emergence of contingent employment forms in the high-skilled Information Technology (IT) sector. Examining the everyday practices of IT experts who work as contract-based workers, the research sheds light on the terms and conditions that make the contingent work arrangement beneficial and desirable for both parties (the individual and the organisation).