: Libya was characterised during the First World War both by the decline of the colonial power and the affirmation of new identities and belongings within the Libyan society. Historians have therefore tried to study the impact of the First World War in a
François Dumasy
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Korean Suicide Protest as Anomic Response to Labour Disempowerment
The article argues that the growth of worker protest suicide in the 2000s in South Korea is related to current neo-liberal political-economic conditions in Korea, including: 1) the growing crisis facing increasingly irregular and part-time workers, and 2)
Minsun Ji
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China’s Labour Movement in Transition
In the first five years of Xi Jinping’s rule, China was characterised by slowing economic growth, the decline of traditional industries, a rapid growth in service industries, and the increasing use of flexible or precarious labour.
G. Crothall
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Short-term labour transitions and informality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America
Latin America was one of the regions hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper analyses, from a dynamic and comparative perspective, labour transitions triggered by the pandemic in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica ...
R. Maurizio +3 more
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From trauma to apathy: on the hegemonic force of European authoritarian liberalism
Michael Wilkinson’s Authoritarian Liberalism puts forward a challenging and controversial claim: the history of European integration and the trajectory of the constitutional orders of the founding Member States have always been driven by authoritarian ...
Marco Goldoni
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The radical right, the labour movement and the competition for the workers’ vote
This article analyses the capacity of radical right parties to attract support from union members in recent elections in Western Europe. It is argued that unionized voters resist the appeals of the radical right better than non-union members.
Nadja Mosimann +2 more
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The impact of the post-Brexit migration system on the UK labour market
The end of free movement and the introduction of the post-Brexit migration system represent a major structural change to the UK labour market. We provide a descriptive assessment of the impact on a sectoral basis.
J. Portes, John Springford
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Anarchism in the Catalan-speaking countries: Between syndicalism and propaganda (1868-1931) [PDF]
This text surveys the course of the anarchist movement in the Catalan-speaking lands from their introduction as part of the Democratic Revolution of September 1868 until the fall of the Primo de Rivera dictatorship.
Teresa Abelló
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Mobility and Maternal Position during Childbirth in Tanzania: An Exploratory Study at Four Government Hospitals. [PDF]
Emerging research evidence suggests a potential benefit in being upright in the first stage of labour and a systematic review of trials suggests both benefits and harmful effects associated with being upright in the second stage of labour.
A Langer +19 more
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Pulled apart, pushed together: diversity and unity within the Congress of South African Trade Unions [PDF]
This is a study of horizontal and vertical solidarity within a national labour movement, based on a nationwide survey of members of affiliated unions of the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
Brookes, Michael +4 more
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