Working Conditions in a Marketised University System Generation Precarity / [electronic resource] :
by Krista Bonello, Lena Wånggren.
- 1st ed. 2023.
- Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
- XVII, 297 p. 14 illus. online resource.
1. Introduction: Generation Precarity -- 2. The Study: Working Conditions in a Marketised University System -- 3. Limbo: Precarious Livelihoods, Teaching and Research -- 4. Insecurity -- 5. Identity, Institutions and Networks -- 6. Strategies of Resistance -- 7. Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?.
This book provides an in-depth qualitative report on casualised academic staff in the UK, mapping shared experiences and strategies for resistance. Bringing together testimonial data spanning seven years, it offers evidence of how precarious labour conditions have persisted, shifted and intensified. The book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars in the fields of education, human resources management, labour studies and sociology, as well as trade unionists and university policymakers.
9783031426551
Education, Higher. Educational sociology. Education and state. Microeconomics. Employee health promotion. Higher Education. Sociology of Education. Education Policy. Market Structure and Economic Design. Employee Health and Wellbeing.