Labor Geography
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During the past two decades, a new immigrants’ rights movement in the U.S. has emerged, constructing a counterpublic that challenges hegemonic immigration discourses, policies, and practices. We show how a counterpublic is constructed in... more
This review paper aims at linking in a direct way labour markets' transformations with gentrification processes, in the Greek context. Departing from a thorough review of the relevant literature, spanning from the coining of the term in... more
Στο βιβλίο αυτό επιχειρείται η πρώτη στην ελληνική βιβλιογραφία εμβάθυνση στη Γεωγραφία της Εργασίας. Η Γεωγραφία της Εργασίας αποτελεί ένα, σχετικά νέο, γνωστικό πεδίο και τομέα ερευνητικού ενδιαφέροντος που μελετά την αλληλεπίδραση και... more
2003'den beri Açık Radyo'da pişen 'Hikayenin Kadın Hali programında, Haziran 2013'den beri, 'Kent ve Emek; EMEKAN Gündemi'ni konuklarımızla takip ediyoruz. http://acikradyo.com.tr/i/rss/Hikayenin_Kadin_Hali.xml. Program Açık... more
Based on an ethnography of Uber drivers in Nairobi, my article explores practices of contestation of the gig economy taking place both in the digital and physical space of the city. It argues that the labour struggle against the price... more
This study analyzes the impacts of recent and ongoing changes of Wisconsin labor politics on labor relations and social activism. The study focuses on how an abandonment of collective bargaining rights in the public sector and chances of... more
In the last few decades, important overcoming efforts from disciplinary trenches have been implemented in different learning areas, like the Geography cases, the labor studies and the health sciences. In this context, this paper aims to... more
1. Introduzione Il «farsi» della geografia, la continua trasformazione di spazio in territorio-con il portato di creazione di senso che questo comporta-ha nel lavoro un elemento centrale. Poiché il processo di territorializzazione può... more
Resumen: Con el sindicato como una asociación de trabajadores/as emergida en la producción capitalista, existe escasa teoría y evidencia que analice cómo puede desarrollarse el sindicalismo en el extremo opuesto: el mundo reproductivo. Un... more
We explore the 2008/2009 economic crisis in Greece and its impact upon employment precarity. Specifically, we focus upon changing regional patterns of waged part-timerism during three periods: the 2005-2008 pre-crisis period; the 2009-12... more
¿Cómo se expresan las transformaciones productivas en la organización del espacio? ¿De qué forma esta última delimita el desarrollo y éxito de las estrategias sindicales? Para responder estas preguntas, a través de estudios de caso,... more
We explore the 2008/2009 economic crisis in Greece and its impact upon employment precarity. Specifically, we focus upon changing regional patterns of waged part-timerism during three periods: the 2005–2008 pre-crisis period; the 2009–12... more
ABSTRACT Sleep Dealer is a feature-length, science fiction film by Alex Rivera that explores relations between Latin America and the U.S. from an unusual location: impoverished southern Mexico, sometime in the near future. We argue that... more
The re-industrialization of brownfields has become an important economic redevelopment strategy in many “Rust Belt” cities, and labor-community coalitions have sought to ensure that such projects bring economic justice through good jobs... more