Working Conditions in a Marketised University System [electronic resource] : Generation Precarity / by Krista Bonello, Lena Wånggren.

By:

Bonello, Krista [author.]

Contributor(s):

Wånggren, Lena [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.Edition: 1st ed. 2023Description: XVII, 297 p. 14 illus. online resourceISBN:

9783031426551

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DDC classification:

378 23

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Contents:

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?.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Books	National Library of India Online Resource	378 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		EBK000047351ENG

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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.

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