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More age, less growth? Secular stagnation and societal ageing
Chris GilleardThe aim of the study is to demonstrate evidence that societal ageing and poor economic growth are linked in the advanced economies. It challenges the claim however that secular…
Robo-Advice (RA): implications for the sociology of the professions
Mark N. Wexler, Judy OberlanderThis conceptual paper explores the implications for the sociology of the professions of robo-advice (RA) provided by robo-advisors (RAs) as an early example of successfully…
The right to care? Social citizenship and care poverty in developed welfare states
Kirstein RummeryThere are clear theoretical, policy and practice tensions in conceptualising social or long-term care as a “right”: an enforceable choice. The purpose of this article is to…
Does unemployment affect the relationship between income inequality and food security?
Hazwan Haini, Siti Fatimahwati Pehin Dato Musa, Pang Wei Loon, Khairul Hidayatullah BasirThis study examines whether unemployment affects the relationship between income inequality and food security in 143 advanced and developing economies from 2000 to 2019. The…
Are business friends social too? Understanding information sharing in an Indian dairy cooperative through a relational sociology lens
Shyam Singh, Neha ChristieExtant literature indicates that people use existing social networks for various collective activities as there is a cost involved to create and maintain separate networks for…
Home-based work or non-home-based work? Factors influencing work choices of women in the informal sector
Reetika Dadheech, Dhiraj SharmaThe purpose of the study is to determine the factors influencing the job choices of Indian women working in the informal manufacturing sector. The informal sector has always…
Trends, risks and potential cooperations in the AI development market: expectations of the Hungarian investors and developers in an international context
Katalin Feher, Zoltan VeresThe goal of the paper is to identify the comprehensive trends, practical implications and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the economy and society, exploring…
Impact of psychological contract breach on innovative behaviour and well-being amongst academicians during COVID-19
Anushree Karani, Sunita Mall, Revati Deshpande, Mitesh JayswalThe study aimed at understanding the relationship between psychological contract breach, well-being indicators, i.e. subjective well-being and mental well-being and innovative…
Digital labour platforms and neoliberal governmentality: the case of platform workers in Turkey
Kadir UysalThe paper brings Foucauldian analysis of neoliberal governmentality in the discussion on the new forms of labour control within digital labour platforms. The aim of the paper is…
Investigating the determinants of happiness index in EU-27 countries: a quantile regression approach
Ali İhsan Akgun, Serap Pelin Türkoğlu, Süheyla ErikliThis paper examines the determinants of happiness index ratings in European countries over 8 time points using unique data from the Eurostat, World Bank and World Happiness…
Am I better off changing my name to “Alexander”? Ethnic discrimination and its effect on wages in the Russian labor market
Mekhraly Shakhbazov, Ahmed BadreldinThe purpose of this study is to investigate whether ethnic discrimination is present in the Russian labor market and whether it has a significant economic effect on the potential…
The why and how of co-production between professionals and volunteers: a qualitative study of community-based healthcare in Denmark
Lene Gissel Rasmussen, Halfdan Thorsø Skjerning, Viola BurauThe present paper describes the interplay between the “why” and “how” in co-production based on a case study of community-based healthcare in Denmark involving municipalities and…
The concept of “non-standard marriages” in the theory of family law in Russia
Aleksey Anisimov, Elena Eltanskaya, Agnessa O. InshakovaThe purpose of this article is to classify and study the features of the types of non-standard marriages existing in Russia (de facto, sham, same-sex marriages), in order to…
We must deter, but not without trust: a case of formalising informal micro-entrepreneurs in Pakistan
Muhammad Shehryar Shahid, Lalarukh Ejaz, Kiran AliThe policy approach in Pakistan with regard to combating the informal economy has remained quite myopic and skewed in its reliance on measures informed by the rational…
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: a retrospective overview
Nisha Bamel, Satish Kumar, Umesh Bamel, Vidhu GaurThis paper aims to synthesize the knowledge published in the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy since its inaugural issue to current issue, i.e. from 1981 to…
Fairness of educational opportunities and income distribution: gender-sensitive analysis in a European comparative perspective
Rumiana Stoilova, Petya Ilieva-TrichkovaThe focus of this article is on gender justice with respect to opportunities (educational) and outcome (earnings). The main research question is whether educational opportunities…
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