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World of Work meets futuresofwork
(June 1st, 2018) World of Work Network is delighted to announce its forthcoming partnership with an exciting new project: futuresofwork. futuresofwork will be centred around a blog-based website, hosted by Bristol University Press, which will be a forum for policymakers, academics and advocates to discuss topical issues in an engaging way. It will provide a space to explore developments in work and test ideas, whilst being accessible to a wide audience. Get your thinking caps on and stay tuned for further developments ahead of the launch in the new academic year!
Call for Papers: Contemporary Social Science Journal
The Contemporary Social Science Journal is running a special edition on the Changing World of Work and Employment. Deadline 13th July 2018. Further details can be found here:
Call for abstracts and papers:
Global Work, Quality Work?
12-14 February 2019,
Melbourne Australia
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The Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ) is holding a conference examining the growing disparities in the quality of jobs within the context of a rapidly changing landscape in the world of work. Please see the attached for further information on how you can get involved.
The Enquire Blog
The Enquire Blog is an open and inclusive platform primarily for postgraduate social researchers to share their research, theoretical or methodological reflections with the world. Check out the blog here: https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/enquire/
We are excited to announce that Enquire are offering prizes of £100 and £50 to the most read blogposts written by postgraduate students posted between now and 25th June 2018. This prize will then continue to run annually after this date.
We warmly extend our invitation to submit blog posts to all postgraduate researchers primarily in sociology and social policy, but also related disciplines. In keeping with the long-standing spirit of Enquire, the team are particularly keen to encourage those new to academia to participate in scholarly life, in this case through the blogosphere, and hope to provide a supportive environment. So, if you are new to academic blogging, please do consider starting your journey as a blogger with us.
Potential posts can be discussed with the Enquire team prior to submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact via enquire@nottingham.ac.uk or via twitter @enquirenottm.
Writing guidelines are available here: http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/enquire/2017/01/30/writing-guidelines/
Call for Papers: Contemporary Social Science Journal
The Contemporary Social Science Journal is running a special edition on the Changing World of Work and Employment. Deadline 13th July 2018. Further details can be found here:
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