Éditeurs invités
- Mustafa Ozbilgin, Brunel University London
- Cihat Erbil, Ankara HBV University
Synthèse
This special issue examines anti-woke organising, defined as deliberate resistance to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and social justice initiatives within organisations. This phenomenon has emerged across corporate, educational, governmental, and civil society sectors globally, drawing on reactionary and alt-right political movements.
The issue invites multidisciplinary scholarship exploring how anti-woke movements influence organisational norms, policy decisions, leadership, and culture. Contributions should examine the origins and ideologies of anti-woke organising, its legal and economic implications, and manifestations across different geopolitical contexts, using diverse methodological approaches including empirical research, case studies, and comparative analyses.
Particularly encouraged are contributions exploring intersectional dimensions and data-driven discussion pieces examining phenomena from multiple theoretical angles. The special issue aims to contribute to EDI scholarly debates while creating critical space for dialogue about organisational resistance dynamics.
Thèmes proposés
- Ideological underpinnings of anti-woke organising and how these movements conceptualise diversity and inclusion
- Leadership styles and organisational cultures influencing adoption or rejection of EDI initiatives in face of anti-woke resistance
- Legal, economic, and reputational risks organisations face when navigating anti-woke pressures
- Engagement of anti-woke movements with broader political, economic, and social structures in contexts of increasing polarisation
- Global dynamics of anti-woke organising and variation across different cultural, legal, and political environments
- Organisational behaviour and culture perspectives on anti-woke organising
- Technology and innovation in relation to anti-woke movements
- Leadership and governance dimensions of anti-woke organising
- Industrial and occupational psychology approaches
- Critical social science perspectives
- Feminist, anti-racist, postcolonial, and emancipatory scholarship on anti-woke organising
- Organisational theory contributions
- Labour studies and industrial relations analysis
- Political economy and sociology of anti-woke movements
- Legal and regulatory perspectives
- Media and public relations strategies related to anti-woke organising
- Intersections of gender, race, class, sexual orientation and other dimensions of social identity within anti-woke organising