Essays about: "The precariat"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words The precariat.

1. 1. Embracing a precarious life : A study on the instabilities of the life of an independent dance artist

   University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för danspedagogik

   Author : Clara Sjölin; [2023]
   Keywords : Dance; Insabillity; independent dance artist; precariat; collective; leadership; collaboration; diffractive analysis;

   Abstract : The research question that motivates this study is: how might I, together with a collective of dance artists, explore stability while embracing instability? Looking at the precarious lives of independent dance artists in the context of Europe, this research seeks ways to understand and cope with the various unstable aspects that come with this lifestyle and profession. I place this study in relation to current economic trends where the individual is increasingly in focus, with very few social security rights, and where the dancer is often faced with solitary living and working situations. READ MORE

3. 2. A Study on Personal Firsthand Lived Experiences in Self-organizing in Curating Profession Around 2000-2020s in Sweden : The Phenomenon of the Swedish Curators’ Association

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Sona Stepanyan; [2023]
   Keywords : Svensk Curatorförening; Föreningen Organiserade Curatorer i Sverige; FOCS; Institutet För Konstnärer Konstförmedlare; IKK; Nordic Curators United; curatorial self-organization; embodied experience; phenomenology of perception; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis; IPA; precariat.;

   Abstract : With the outbreak of COVID-19, the Swedish government allocated specific financial support to cultural practitioners, however, excluding curators from this assistance. As a result, a group of engaged professionals formed the Swedish Curators’ Association, marking a recent effort in curatorial self-organization. READ MORE

4. 3. POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS OF BANNING TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT IN THE GERMAN MEAT INDUSTRY

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Boglárka Takács; [2021]
   Keywords : risk society thesis; individualization thesis; individual survival strategies; German meat industry; precariat; migrant workers; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The German meat industry is a popular labour market destination for unskilled Eastern and Middle European workers. The precarious employment and housing conditions, exacerbated by a staggering number of COVID-19 infections, received immense media attention in 2020. READ MORE

5. 4. Preserving the Precariat in the Name of the Innovation Economy. Case Study: Online Motorcycle Taxis in Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

   Author : Izzan Fathurrahman; [2020]
   Keywords : Innovation economy; The precariat; Motorcycle taxis; Gojek; Grab; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This research explains the distribution of rewards within the innovative economic practice of online motorcycle taxi services in Indonesia. Those analyzed are online transportation platforms and their driver-partners. READ MORE

6. 5. Imagined Futures: A Study of Work-Related Uncertainty in the Corporate Environment

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Elena Manuela Boghian; [2019]
   Keywords : uncertainty; organizational culture; cultural analysis; phenomenology; corporate; precariat; emotions; stress; workplace; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This is a study of uncertainty in the corporate setting from the perspective of individual employees. While some interviewees talk about accepting uncertainty as an unavoidable state, others tell stories of dread and anguish, associated with instability in the work environment. READ MORE