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CAPITALIZING CRISIS: Urban Extractivism in Athens Amidst Neoliberal Restructurings

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article we examine the post‐2009 transformation of Athens through the analytical lens of urban extractivism. We argue that the Greek sovereign debt crisis did not operate as a temporary disruption, but as a durable political condition that enabled the institutionalization of extractive urban governance.
Konstantinos Zafeiris   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

New insights in the determinants of regional variation in personal bankruptcy filing rates [PDF]

open access: yes
Nonbusiness bankruptcy filing rates have increased very rapidly over the last couple of decades.  In 1980, roughly 15 of every 10,000 Americans filed for bankruptcy protection. By 2004, that number had reached 54 of every 10,000 Americans.
Kelly Edmiston
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TERRITORIAL VALORIZATION: How Positive Stereotypes Advance Suburban Water Insecurity in Detroit

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Suburbs historically enabled and protected white middle‐class wealth in the United States; however, their more recent diversification has included a rise in suburban poverty. This article examines these dynamics through the issue of household water access—a feature of rising suburban impoverishment that deserves greater attention.
Dana Kornberg, Mackenzie Taradalsky
wiley   +1 more source

Class Ruptures and Openings: The Role of Social and Family History in Narratives on Class Mobility and Reproduction

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, sociological interest in the study of social class—particularly its subjective dimensions—has intensified. This article contributes to this growing body of literature by focusing on Poland as a case within the Central and Eastern European region.
Justyna Kajta, Stefan Bieńkowski
wiley   +1 more source

The Ideology of Sovereign Money: How Bitcoin Harms Politics

open access: yes
Constellations, EarlyView.
Nanna Lilletvedt Sæten
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering Apprenticeships: Youth Transitions, Industrial Capital and the Role of Working‐Class Households

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using biographical methods, the study explores the lives of 34 young people undertaking engineering apprenticeships in Teesside, Northeast England. It examines why working‐class youth in a deindustrialised region might be attracted to engineering, how they might secure apprenticeship, and the invaluable role households play in orchestrating ...
Anoop Nayak, Graham Gaunt
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting Precarity or Creating Cushions? Examining Canadians' Experiences With Financialization and Insecurity Across the Life Course

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines experiences and perceptions of economic insecurity across individual social trajectories within the context of pervasive financialization in Canada. Drawing on a comprehensive pan‐Canadian survey (n = 7483) and set of interviews (n = 127) collected as part of the Great Canadian Class Study (GCCS), we use a mixed‐methods ...
Michelle Maroto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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