The document discusses social polarization in urban labor markets and economic restructuring. It identifies four key themes: labor markets, economic restructuring, social polarization, and migration policies. Social polarization is not uniform and includes the effects of economic transformation on occupations, spatial impacts on social disparities, employment restructuring, and dualistic migration policies that threaten social cohesion. More research is needed on polarization processes in different European cities and how economic downturns impact labor markets and social cohesion.

1. EF2:Social polarisation, the labour market and economic restructuring: an urban perspective PRESENTATION OF THE MAIN IDEAS

2. KEY THEMES LABOUR MARKETS ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING SOCIAL POLARISATION MIGRATION POLICIES

7. 3. Employment restructuring (II) Labour market Changing occupational structure Supply skilled and unskilled workers Changing bargaining strategies Immigrant & local individuals Formal & informal economies

8. 3. Employment restructuring (III) CONSEQUENCES of employment restructuring: 1. Changes connections between workers and labour markets 2. Labour market deregulation changes in the relationship between formal and informal economies 3. Severe inequalities in access to employment

14. Conclusions Economic restructuring Polarised labour market Dualistic migration policies THREAT SOCIAL COHESION