Tag Archives: Labour

Social Changes in Contemporary Southeast Asia, December 2023

Call for papers International Conference Social Changes in Contemporary Southeast Asia Exploring New Forms of Labour Regimes 14 -15 December 2023 Penang, Malaysia Background As social, ethnic or religious, identity or position in the political hierarchy is more often pronounced … Continue reading

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Issue 2 for 2023 published

Issue 2 of 2023’s volume 53 has been published. It includes a feature section of four articles on Domestic and Comparative Perspectives on Contemporary Vietnam, three other research articles, a review article, and four book reviews. The feature section includes: … Continue reading

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Bosses, Beggars, and Work on the Streets of Dhaka

“Beggar Bosses on the Streets of Dhaka” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2022.2135580) is a new article by David Jackman of the Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. The abstract for the paper states: Public characterisations of begging tend in two directions: … Continue reading

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Varieties of Capitalism: South Korea and Hong Kong Compared

“East Asian Varieties of Capitalism and Socio-Economic Inequality: South Korea and Hong Kong Compared” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2022.2105738) is a new and open-access article for JCA. It is authored by Yin-Wah Chu of the Department of Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Baptist … Continue reading

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Issue 4 for 2022 published

Volume 52, No. 4 is now available electronically at the publisher’s site. This issue includes six research articles and six book reviews. The research articles are: Labour and Electoral Politics in Cambodia by Kristy Ward & Michele Ford Multiple Careers: … Continue reading

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Overwork and deliveries in Korea during COVID

“Death from Overwork in a Time of Pandemic: How Delivery Work Became a Locus of Public Debate in South Korea” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2022.2092885) is a new article for JCA by Yuki Asahina of the Graduate School of International and Area Studies, … Continue reading

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Formalising and Informalising Labour in Vietnam

Joe Buckley is an independent researcher, based in United Kingdom, with a recent SOAS PhD. His new article for JCA is “Formalising and Informalising Labour in Vietnam” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2021.2016244). Because the paper was long delayed in production, the publisher has … Continue reading

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Issue 1 for 2022 published

After quite a delay, Volume 52, No. 1 is out and is available electronically at the publisher’s site. This issue includes the JCA Prize announcement, six research articles, a commentary and three book reviews. The contents are: The Journal of … Continue reading

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Chinese Labour Law: For Capital or Labour?

“Weapon of Resistance or Tool of Control? Chinese Labour Law in a Post-Strike Era” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2021.1919912) is a newly-published article for JCA. The article is authored by Siqi Luo and Bo Zhao, both at the Center for Chinese Public Administration … Continue reading

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Labour and Rubber Farming in Thailand

“Using Labour to Characterise Forms of Agriculture: A Thai Family Rubber Farming Case Study” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2021.1901958) is a new article authored by Benedicte Chambon, based at l’Institut Agro, CIHEAM in France, Pierre-Marie Bosc of the FAO in Rome, Italy, Cedric … Continue reading

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