Playing alone? Interest representation in the videogame industry in Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands

Lisa Dorigatti, Wike M Been, Luigi Burroni, Maarten Keune, Trine P Larsen and Mikkel Mailand
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Lisa Dorigatti: Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
Wike M Been: Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Luigi Burroni: Department of Political and Social Science, University of Florence, Italy
Maarten Keune: AIAS-HSI/Law Department, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Trine P Larsen: FAOS, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Mikkel Mailand: FAOS, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2023, vol. 44, issue 4, 1266-1288

Abstract: This article presents a comparison of interest representation in the videogame industry in Denmark, Italy and the Netherlands. While traditional industrial relations actors play a minor role, interest representation is far from absent in this creative industry. Interest representation is, however, dominated by other actors that often cut across the employer–employee divide. This article argues that the specific features of interest representation in the videogame industry can be explained by the characteristics of employment in the sector. The presence of fluid labour markets, the strong importance of intrinsic motivation in workers’ attitudes to work, and the presence of groups of workers willing to pursue individual strategies, contribute to distance the industry from the collective identities of traditional industrial relations actors and to strengthen the appeal to occupational identities developed by professional organizations, trade associations and informal communities.

Keywords: Creative industries; informal communities; interest representation; professional organizations; trade associations; videogame industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/0143831X221129651

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