trade off the intensification and extensification of work for enhanced employment security and income. Others do not have such a trade-off, with high intensity combined with poor labour market outcomes this is particularly true of variants – of Taylorist work. Finally, we identify two clusters of workplace regimes that are protected to different degrees from intensification a professional, often public sector, – ‘Learning’ workplace and the work regimes of poorly rewarded ‘Simple’ service work. What possibilities exist in the changing worlds of work to move to trade-offs’? Where do these ‘better currently exist for which workers, in which sectors and – worlds of capitalism? Carmen Kuhling (UL) Neoliberal Governmentality in Third-Level Education: the Precariat’ and the Cage’ ‘Academic ‘Ivory The term academic precariat’ has entered into social ‘the science discourse to refer to the growing army of underpaid, vulnerable class citizens’ (Gappa and Leslie, 1993) on ‘second hourly or short- term contracts in Third Level institutions who experience increasing indebtedness, job insecurity and poverty yet have little or no opportunity for career progression. Existing Irish literature tends to focus on the new forms stratification this precarious work reveals in academia described as a tiered system’, or the poor conditions of ‘two work described as an Cage or a wheel’ ‘Ivory ‘hamster (Coirtois and O’Keeffe, 2015). This paper will attempt to add to this literature in focusing on the subjective experience of precarious work in terms of how misrecognition and disrespect in workplace contexts can inhibit health and being (Honneth, 2003). It will also examine Standing’s (2011) claim that workers are likely to experience anxiety, anomie,
trade off the intensification and extensification of work for enhanced employment security and income. Others do not have such a trade-off, with high intensity combined with poor labour market outcomes – this is particularly true of variants of Taylorist work. Finally, we identify two clusters of workplace regimes that are protected to different degrees from intensification – a professional, often public sector, ‘Learning’ workplace and the ‘Simple’ work regimes of poorly rewarded service work. What possibilities exist in the changing worlds of work to move to ‘better trade-offs’? Where do these currently exist – for which workers, in which sectors and worlds of capitalism? Carmen Kuhling (UL) Neoliberal Governmentality in Third-Level Education: the ‘Academic Precariat’ and the ‘Ivory Cage’ The term ‘the academic precariat’ has entered into social science discourse to refer to the growing army of underpaid, vulnerable ‘second class citizens’ (Gappa and Leslie, 1993) on hourly or short- term contracts in Third Level institutions who experience increasing indebtedness, job insecurity and poverty yet have little or no opportunity for career progression. Existing Irish literature tends to focus on the new forms stratification this precarious work reveals in academia described as a ‘two tiered system’, or the poor conditions of work described as an ‘Ivory Cage or a ‘hamster wheel’ (Coirtois and O’Keeffe, 2015). This paper will attempt to add to this literature in focusing on the subjective experience of precarious work in terms of how misrecognition and disrespect in workplace contexts can inhibit health and (Honneth, 2003). It will also examine Standing’s (2011) claim that workers are likely to experience anxiety, anomie, being