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Migration, Advanced Digital Technologies, and the Future of Work. [PDF]

Int Migr Rev
Triandafyllidou A.
europepmc   +1 more source

FROM NY‐LON TO SILK? Shifting Centres of Attention in the World's Urban Fabric

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This Interventions essay explores Silk Road urbanism's emergence as a rival to New York and London (NY‐LON) for global centre stage in Anglophone urban and regional studies. Through China's Belt and Road Initiative, more attention is being given to urban formations and associated new centralities beyond North Atlantic global/world cities ...
Tim Bunnell, Han Cheng, Wenn Er Tan
wiley   +1 more source

Gender and Anticipatory Labour in the Gig Economy: How Employability Is Unequally Performed by Women and Men on Project‐Based Platforms

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Work mediated by digital labour platforms is often framed as flexible and autonomous, yet accessing paid tasks commonly requires extensive unpaid effort. Drawing on 65 qualitative interviews with Australian workers on project‐based platforms (including Airtasker, Fiverr and Freelancer), we develop the concept of anticipatory labour: the unpaid,
Brendan Churchill, Kate Dangar, Asangi Mira Gunawansa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of mental health with living and working conditions among Nepali migrant workers in destination countries. [PDF]

J Migr Health
Subedi P, Kaphle M, Simkhada PP, Karmacharya BM, Gurung M, Shrestha A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser, Thomas Lux, Steffen Mau   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Environmental risk factors and psychosomatic disorders. [PDF]

Front Psychiatry
Yu P, Yu B, Tang W, Yang S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Privileged Precarity: How the Mobile Middle Class Leverage Housing Insecurity as Labour Market Strategy

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How does the ability to weather insecurity give some an upper‐hand over others? This paper examines the interrelationship between housing and labour market precarity among middle class young professionals. Drawing on interviews with residents of co‐living schemes—for‐profit shared housing where tenants are on temporary rental contracts—it ...
Tim White
wiley   +1 more source

Is neighborhood socioeconomic status associated with health behavior in Berlin? Cross-sectional data of the German National Cohort (NAKO). [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Krist L, Wolf K, Schulze MB, Pischon T, Herbolsheimer F, Steindorf K, Keil T.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Integrating Hybrid Work in Organizations: A Strategic HRM Perspective to Pursue Vertical and Horizontal Alignment

Human Resource Management Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Technological advancements and, more recently, the COVID‐19 pandemic have accelerated the transition toward hybrid workplaces. Even though the design of appropriate HRM practices is recognized as an important factor in ensuring an effective transition toward hybrid work environments, existing research has offered limited insights into how ...
Sara Bonesso, Laura Cortellazzo, Giovanna Afeltra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Overlooked Habitat‐Dependent Link Between Metabolism and Water Loss in Reptiles

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We measured the gas exchange of six lizard and six snake species, under high and low air humidity, and two intriguing patterns emerged. First, although desert species lose less water via evaporation than similar‐sized mesic species under similar conditions, water loss is virtually the same when each is exposed to its natural conditions.
Shahar Dubiner, Shai Meiri, Eran Levin
wiley   +1 more source