Mapping Precariousness, Labour Insecurity and Uncertain Livelihoods

Taylor & Francis

Mapping Precariousness, Labour Insecurity and Uncertain LivelihoodsSubjectivities and Resistance\nAuthor(s): Emiliana Armano, Arianna Bove, Annalisa Murgia\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472471567, 978-1472471567\nSynopsis\nThe condition of precariousness not only provides insights into a segment of the world of work or of a particular subject group, but is also a standpoint for an overview of the condition of the social on a global scale. Because precariousness is multidimensional and polysemantic, it traverses contemporary society and multiple contexts, from industrial to class, gender, family relations as well as political participation, citizenship and migration.\n\nThis book maps the differences and similarities in the ways precariousness and insecurity in employment and beyond unfold and are subjectively experienced in regions and sectors that are confronted with different labour histories, legislations a.