Local values in local political culture and democracy; A review of hermeneutics among local elites [PDF]
, 2023 The reforms provided space for local elites, both traditionally based (Bangsawan) and political elites (Bureaucrats-Politicians) to contest in the arena of local democracy.
Arifin, Syamsul +3 more
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The ritualisation of food, home and national identity among polish migrants in London [PDF]
, 2010 In this paper a process of negotiating identity among Polish migrants will be discussed in relation to their food habits: consumption, preparation and celebration.
Rabikowska, M.
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 Neoliberal policies such as new public management (NPM) have been pivotal to the Swedish elderly care system for two decades. This article explores the discourses of NPM and work by focusing on how a good workplace is represented by professionals and ...
Britt-Inger Keisu +2 more
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Making Materials Matter—A Contribution to a Sociomaterial Perspective on Work Environment
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013 This paper aims to discuss the implications of adopting an STS (science and technology studies)- based conceptualization of the psychosocial work environment.
Johan Simonsen Abildgaard +1 more
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Unnoticed Professional Competence in Day Care Work
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013 This article presents a double perspective on social educators’ professional competence: It discusses how everyday life in day care centres (preschools) is dependent on professional competences that can be conceived as “unnoticed.” These aspects of ...
Annegrethe Ahrenkiel +4 more
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Changing Occupational Roles in Audit Society—The Case of Swedish Student Aid Officials
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 This article is about occupational change concerning a non-professional group of Street Level Bureaucrats—student aid officials at the Swedish Board for Study Support (SBSS).
Anders Bruhn
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‘Because it’s our culture!’ (Re)negotiating the meaning of lobola in Southern African secondary schools [PDF]
, 2001 Payment of bridewealth or lobola is a significant element of marriage among the Basotho of Lesotho and the Shona of Zimbabwe. However, the functions and meanings attached to the practice are constantly changing.
Appadurai A. +18 more
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The Ambiguity of Work: Work Practice Stories of Meaningful and Demanding Consultancy Work
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2014 This article contributes to the current debate among organizational and work-life researchers on the double-sided nature of knowledge work, which offers great freedom and satisfaction on the one hand and the potential to be overly demanding and stressful
Didde Maria Humle
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Young Long-term Unemployed and the Individualization of Responsibility
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 In Sweden, as in most Western societies, a common belief is that unemployment is somehow linked to the individual, her lack of work ethic, or other personal shortcomings rather than to structural causes.
Jennifer Hobbins
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Adapting ‘The Normal’ – Examining Relations between Youth, Risk and Accidents at Work
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012 People between 18 and 24 years of age are more exposed to accidents at work than anyone else. This article examines how safety is experienced and practiced among young employees.
Mette Lykke Nielsen
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