JOSÉ RICARDO RAMALHO Professor of Sociology, Federal University of Rio de Janiero, BrazilMARCO AURÉLIO SANTANA Associate Professor of Sociology, Federal University of Rio de Janiero, BrazilLUIS PAOLO BRESCIANI Director for Economic Development, City Government at Santo Andre, BrazilRUY QUADROS Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Technology, Unicamp, Brazil LUIS ANTONIO CARDOSO Professor and Researcher, Rio de Janiero North State University, BrazilLUDGER PRIES Chair of Sociology of Organizations and Participation Studies, Department of Social Science, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, GermanyMYEONG-KEE CHUNG Professor of Economics, Hannam University, KoreaANDY DANFORD Employment Studies Research Unit, University of West of EnglandVALERIA PULIGNANO Lecturer in Industrial Relations, University of Warwick Business School, UKUDO REHFELDT Researcher, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales, Noisy-le-Grand, FranceYOLANDA MONTIEL Researcher, CIESAS, MexicoSTEVE BABSON Professor of Labor Studies, Wayne State UniversityWAYNE LEWCHUK Director, Labour Studies Program, McMaster University, CanadaCHARLOTTE YATES Professor of Political Science and Labor Studies, Labour Studies Program, McMaster University, CanadaMASAKI SARUTA Professor, Faculty of Management, Chukyo University, Japan