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Academic Brexodus? Brexit and the Dynamics of Mobility and Immobility among the Precarious Research Workforce
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Courtois, Aline; Sautier, Marie – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2022
The article contributes to the emerging literature on the intersection of academic mobility and precarity by examining the impact of the 2016 Brexit referendum result on the mobility and immobility projects of migrant academics on temporary contracts. We draw on 22 interviews conducted with early-career researchers in the UK and Switzerland. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Mobility, Political Issues, Researchers
Online Working and Learning in the Coronavirus Era. Briefing Note
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Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the vast opportunities of working and learning digitally. In these exceptional times, where a large part of the workforce has been obliged to work remotely due to home confinement and social distancing measures, gig or crowd-workers have enjoyed a kind of 'home field' advantage: working and…
Descriptors: Teleworking, Employment Practices, Telecommunications, Work Environment
Taking the Long View: Options for Inclusive Post-Pandemic Labour Markets
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Patuzzi, Liam – Migration Policy Institute, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in harsh effects across European economies, and uncertainty persists even as vaccination campaigns have picked up speed. EU governments' prompt investments in historically large job retention measures have temporarily cushioned the pandemic's blow to labor markets, but this also means that the full impact is yet…
Descriptors: Labor Market, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immigrants