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Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab at UW-Madison) @jsealab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Mentoring opportunity for early-stage PhD students in Southeast Asian Studies from @getsea.bsky.social! Deadline is 1 October -- details on how to apply below --

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Alexander Gallas @alexandergallas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ich reposte WiMi-Jobanzeigen äußerst selten. Meistens ist es prekärer Quatsch, der als Brücke hin zu einer Dauerstelle verkauft wird, die nie kommt. Aber hier ist es anders: 100%, mit Verdauerungsperspektive. Das zeigt, dass es innerinstitutionelle Veränderungsspielräume gibt. #IchbinHanna

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 24/07/2026

Next milestone: #CallForAbstracts opens August 3, 2026. Start preparing your submissions! Conference news @ www.isa-sociology.org/isa-events/x...

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XXI World Congress of Sociology | ISA

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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia @acadsocsci.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

2027 WORKSHOPS PROGRAM GRANTS NOW OPEN Applications close Monday 3 August 2026. Details, incl. eligibility requirements: bit.ly/43t9nhH Application guidelines: bit.ly/43t9oCh Application form: bit.ly/4v1UuyI #workshopprogram #grants #funding #socialscienceresearch

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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia @acadsocsci.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🚀 Applications now open: Spark Grants Grants of up to $1,000 to help spark new ideas and inspire diverse Social Sciences Week events across Australia. 🗓 Applications close: 5 June 2026 ⭐ Social Sciences Week dates: 12 to 20 September 2026 👉 Apply now: lnkd.in/g2WWPvST #SSW2026 #funding #events

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Mark Graham @geoplace.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Call for Papers: Locating Power & Resistance in Global AI Production Networks AAG 2026 Annual Meeting AI is not just “in the cloud.” It relies on global supply chains, with power concentrated in a few countries and corporations. fair.work/en/fw/blog/c... #AAG2026

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Call for Papers: Locating Power and Resistance Within Global AI Production Networks

American Association of Geographers (AAG) 2026 Annual Meeting

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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

'Ultimately, union revitalisation requires more than fresh ideas, new knowledge or improved policy. It also demands a sustained investment in unions’ internal capacity to collaborate, adapt and learn.' 🧵👇

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RC44 Research Committee for Labour Movements (ISA) @labourrc44.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

🚨The latest issue of RC44's newsletter (July 2025) is out now, including announcements about the recent 5th ISA Forum of #Sociology in Rabat, Morocco, great new publications, and a major new job opportunity for #labour researchers in Hong Kong - check it out!!👀✊

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Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Hearing tributes from Michael Burawoy's former students at the ISA Forum in Rabat. A tragic loss for the sociological community.

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Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Thrilled to be in Rabat for the @isa-sociology.org forum. Looking forward to catchimg up with fellow members of @labourrc44.bsky.social!

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Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab at UW-Madison) @jsealab.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

SEARG, a grad research collective at UW-Madison is holding a Zoom event on the #Thai #Cambodia #border: “Violence and Resurgent Nationalism in Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict.” Monday, 23 June 2025 8 to 10 AM (CST/Madison) 8 to 10 PM (ICT/Bangkok) Register: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9486657476...

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ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

'The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work: Insights from the Food Delivery Sector' Order it here 🔗 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

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Andy Hodder @hodderandy.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Great to be part of this collection documenting strike activity around the world in 2023!

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ILR Review @ilrreview.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

How do #LGBT workers fare in American workplaces? Erin Cech and William R. Rothwell @umich.edu show that LGBT employees report worse workplace experiences across 16 measures of employee treatment, workplace #fairness, and #jobsatisfaction. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

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RC44 Research Committee for Labour Movements (ISA) @labourrc44.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

The May 2025 issue of RC44’s Monthly Newsletter is out now, including important calls about the forthcoming 5th ISA Forum of #Sociology in Morocco, as well as calls to support our flagship publication, Global #Labour Journal (including a call for junior editors to join the editorial board)🙂✊

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Alexander Gallas @alexandergallas.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

The GLJ still needs signatures. Please sign and circulate!

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Fuk Ying Tse @fytse.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Hi Bluesky, I'm conducting research on the opportunities and challenges in the #UKHE sector that involuntarily displaced mid-career/senior academics face. Particularly interested in speaking to those in humanities and social sciences, regardless of their current employment status. 1/4 #academicsky

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Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Louis Plottel is an #Anthropology PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. His current research looks at methamphetamine consumption among young men in #Aceh, #Indonesia, examining the impact of labour and economic development on patterns of drug use. #AnthroSky www.newmandala.org/indonesias-n...

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Indonesia’s new economy of speed - New Mandala

Why are millions of Indonesian workers taking up methamphetamine?

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 25/05/2025

Excitement is in the air as #ISAforum25 approaches! We're thrilled to soon gather at the Université Mohammed V de Rabat in Rabat, Morocco! Want to explore the venue before you arrive? Check out these resources: 📽️ University tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSj_...

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Université Mohammed V de Rabat - Film institutionnel

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New Mandala @newmandala.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

NEW: Discussions about transnational influences on Mainland Southeast Asia's autocratisation often focus on China—but @gregoryvraymond.bsky.social argues that a more important factor is how the region’s authoritarian regimes help reinforce each other. www.newmandala.org/making-mainl...

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Making Mainland Southeast Asia safe for autocracy - New Mandala

How regional elites built an “authoritarian security community”

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 15/05/2025

#JobOpening ℹ️ Tenure-Track Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor at HKU 📍 Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong 🗓️ Applications: September 14, 2025 🔗 jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53145...

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UC Berkeley Labor Center @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

What’s the hype around AI? Join us, @californialabor.bsky.social & members of @wearecta.bsky.social on May 28 for our 2nd webinar on Demystifying AI & Empowering Workers. We'll explore the rapidly changing public policy landscape around technology & labor. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/demyst...

Graphic with information about the event: Demystifying AI and Empowering Workers: a three-part webinar series on bargaining and advocacy on digital technologies. Part 2: Public Policy and Digital Technologies; Wednesday, May 28, 2025,10am –11am PT. In this webinar, we will be joined by the California Federation of Labor Unions and members of the California Teachers Association to analyze the rapidly changing public policy landscape around technology and labor. It provides a framework for understanding key policy concepts and highlights important legislation and bills in California and across the country.

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

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Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Our new research reveals major differences across unions in 2024 — 33% of Teamsters backed VP Harris, compared to 77% of NEA members: “treating union members as a unified bloc can obscure…variation across different [groups] within organized labor.” clje.law.harvard.edu?p=6248

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The Varied Voice of Labor: Unpacking the Political Engagement of Labor in the 2024 Election - Center for Labor and a Just Economy

“The Varied Voice of Labor: Unpacking the Political Engagement of Labor in the 2024 Election,” focuses on unions’ role in…

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Lena Simet @lenasimet.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214

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tyrell haberkorn @turtelista.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Join the @jsealab.bsky.social for a Zoom film screening next week! TURNING THE BHUMI: The Uprising of Peasants in Northern Thailand, 1974-1976 (2024, 53 minutes) Dir. Sorayut Aiemueayut Thursday, 15 May, 8-10 pm CDT (Madison) Friday, 16 May, 8-10 am ICT (Chiang Mai) Register here: bit.ly/3Zcdayj

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Polity @politybooks.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

The socialization of precarity may be forged through the sweat, blood & anxieties of migrant workers’ daily experiences – but it feeds on the desire for dignity, autonomy, security & strength. Hence its insidious power. Out this International Workers’ Day ↓ ow.ly/Tluk50VLb0T

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Frederick Harry Pitts @fhpitts.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Workplace Geopolitics: Industrial Relations & International Relations A webinar hosted by @crimt.bsky.social with @buiraonline.bsky.social Feat: @daliagf.bsky.social, @valepuligna.bsky.social, plus me & @huwthomas.bsky.social on our @jirjournal.bsky.social special issue crimt.net/en/activites...

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Alberto Riesco-Sanz @albertoriesco.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Debate online Latinoamérica-España sobre “El trabajo en el capitalismo de plataforma”, con participación de colegas de @towardsfairwork.bsky.social España. Inscripción al evento aquí: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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Brad Simpson @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Solidarity is our way through this moment.

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ILR Review @ilrreview.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Does transparency policy work well in global supply chains? Using the case of Cambodia, Raymond Robertson @tamu.bsky.social shows how compliance among the least-compliant factories did not increase relative to other factories, reflecting limited access to resources. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

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ILR Review @ilrreview.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Does the Better Work Program @ilo.org lead to improvements in labor standards compliance? Using a six year study, Kelly Pike @yorkuniversity.bsky.social shows that worker voice is essential to long-term sustainable improvements in labor standards compliance. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

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Andy Hodder @hodderandy.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Miguel Martinez Lucio (@workequalities.bsky.social) and I have a new edited text out this month on how workplace representation in the UK has changed in recent years. Please order for your libraries bookstore.emerald.com/focusing-or-...

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Specialist Trade Union Representation in the United Kingdom. The book is edited by Andy Hodder and Miguel Martínez Lucio, published by Emerald and out this month.

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International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · 03/04/2025

📣 We are thrilled to announce the registration outcomes for the #ISAforum25! The 5th ISA Forum of Sociology will bring together 4,610 presenters from over 100 countries across 1,363 sessions in the beautiful city of Rabat, Morocco. We can't wait to see you there!

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Larry Savage @profsavage.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Pleased to announce that the paperback version of Shifting Gears is now available. Request it from your local library or order your own copy from @ubcpress.bsky.social. www.ubcpress.ca/shifting-gears #canlab #cdnpoli #Elxn45

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Virginia Doellgast @vdoellgast.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Cornell ILR is recruiting a Postdoc in Global Labor and Work - focusing on AI and labor. Deadline May 15, 2025. Please circulate widely! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/program/...

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Cornell University, Global Labor and Work

Job #AJO29869, WDR-00051984 Postdoctoral Associate – Global Labor and Work, ILR Future of Work Program, Global Labor and Work, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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RC44 Research Committee for Labour Movements (ISA) @labourrc44.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🚨 🚨 Check out and share the new RC44 newsletter (March 2025 issue)!!✊😀 #labor #ISAforum25

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Surbhi Kesar @surbhikesar.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I had the pleasure to interview the brilliant @sarastevano.bsky.social about her fantastic work on approaches to social reproduction. Listen to her speak about her work here 👇🏽

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