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César Chávez Postdoctoral Fellowships

Dartmouth College invites applications for the César Chávez Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Fellowship supports scholars whose research addresses aspects of Latinx experience and culture..

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International Workshop: “Formalisation, Informalisation and the Labour Process: Comparative Perspectives”, Göttingen, 20-22 November

Since the 1970s, a rich and growing academic literature has focused on the formation of divisions between the “formal” and “informal” sectors in.

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Notre Dame Cathedral and Questions from a Worker Who Reads (after Bertolt Brecht)

When Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire in Paris on April 15, 400 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze. One of those workers was seriously.

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The Oppositional Politics of Race and Class in the Brexit Debate

I live in a relatively affluent predominantly white neighbourhood in the South of England. One day in the city centre I am approached.

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The Rightward Shift in Brazil, and Prospects for the Left: An Interview With Labor Historian Sean Purdy

Elections in Brazil are underway. Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro faces leftist Fernando Haddad of the Workers’ Party in the final round of the.

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NAFTA’s Long Shadow: Where immigration and economic policy meet

Congressional Democrats and Republicans regularly play the blame game about why there’s no immigration reform. But each party fails to point the finger.

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Thai Unions Coordinate, Collaborate for Success

After working several years at an auto parts factory outside Bangkok, Prasit Prasopsuk compared conditions at his workplace with those of a friend.

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Speech by Dilma Rousseff, Upon Her Removal as President of Brazil, 31 August 2016

Dilma Roussef, the first woman to head Brazil, was removed from office on August 31, 2016, after months of impeachment hearings led the.

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Some Silver Linings for the Working Class in British Politics?

On the face of it, there is little to make progressives cheerful about in British politics at the moment. In the wake of.

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Life after the Massacre: A View from Oaxaca

“I thought that it was raining,” education students wrote the day after police killed as many as 12 and injured dozens at protests.

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