Emancipation of Career

Professor Tristram Hooley is a researcher and writer focusing on career and career guidance. He is Professor of Career Education at the University of Derby and also holds Professorial titles at the Inland Norway University of Applied Science and Canterbury Christ Church University.  He is the Chief Editor of the NICEC journal, a Winston Churchill Fellow and the Chair of the Critical approaches to career and career guidance COST project. He is also on the board of the Career Development Policy Group and the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy.  Tristram has written thirteen books, including most recently The Career Development Handbook for Trotman, and many articles and reports.  His work explores the relationship between career, policy and technology and examines how career guidance can support individuals to manage their engagement with work, learning and society. You can find out more about his work on his blog Adventures in Career Development (https://adventuresincareerdevelopment.wordpress.com/).Professor Rie Thomsen is Head of Career Guidance at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark. She also holds Professorial positions at the University of Southeastern Norway, the University of Lower Silecia in Poland and the International Centre for Guidance Studies at the University of Derby in England.  Rie’s research revolves around lifelong career guidance practices and policies with a special interest in social justice and the role of communities. Furthermore, she has a strong interest in creating an inspiring environment for interdisciplinary and collaborative research in Career Guidance.   She is the scientific coordinator of the European Doctoral School in career guidance and counselling (ECADOC). In 2012 she published the book Career Guidance in Communities and has been involved in writing and editing countless volumes since.  In 2013 she was awarded with the National Guidance Award for her research and its usefulness for practice.

• Why career? Where did careers come from? What does career mean now? Who has the right to a career? How can we build a 'good' career? Can career emancipate citizens and societies?