International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 37 Issue 9/10

The role of basic values and education on women’s work and family preferences in Europe

Petr Matějů, Michael L. Smith, Simona Weidnerová, Petra Anýžová

Consistent with dual-process models of behaviour, Miles (2015) has shown that Schwartz’ basic values can provide a valuable framework for empirically analysing the role of values…

Making sense of contemporary disasters: a liquid development perspective

Stephanie Perkiss, Karen Handley

The purpose of this paper is to explore economic conditions of contemporary society to provide insight into the ways in which the consequences of disaster, including environmental…

Domestic responsibilities as predictors of labour market attachment trajectories in men and women

Laura Peutere, Päivi Rautava, Pekka Virtanen

The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether high responsibility for housework or childcare is related to weak labour market attachment.

“The Irish Conflict” and the experiences of female ex-combatants in the Irish Republican Army: Power, resistance and subjectivity

Azrini Wahidin, Jason Powell

The purpose of this paper is to critically explore the importance of the experiences of female former combatants during the Irish Conflict, colloquially known as “The Troubles”…

Rhetorical strategies in Indian commercial microfinance

Sushanta Kumar Sarma

This paper examines the rhetorical strategies of two Indian microfinance organizations as they transformed from non-profit to commercial format. They shifted forms at a time (year…

Female knowledge workers and the illusion of working-time autonomy

Mia Tammelin, Tuija Koivunen, Tiina Saari

The purpose of this paper is to ask: what are the temporal realities of female knowledge workers? It especially focusses on women’s possibilities of using working-time autonomy…

Investing in work: exclusionary inclusion in Austria, Belgium and Norway

Erika K. Gubrium, Bettina Leibetseder, Danielle Dierckx, Peter Raeymaeckers

The purpose of this paper is to compare the impact of two social investment strategies (labour activation and governance coordination) targeted to social assistance clients within…