The Political Behaviour of Temporary Workers

Paul Marx (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

167 Seiten

2014 | 2015 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-57722-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Insecure temporary employment is growing in Europe, but we know little about how being in such jobs affects political preferences and behaviour. Combining insights from psychology, political science and labour market research, this book offers new theories and evidence on the political repercussions of temporary jobs.

Inhalt

1. Introduction2. Labour Market Change in Europe: Determinants and Effects of Temporary Work Contracts3. Theoretical Perspectives on the Political Behaviour of Temporary Workers4. The Policy Preferences of Temporary Workers5. The Party Preferences of Temporary Workers6. The Voting Behaviour of Temporary Workers7. Are Temporary Workers Politically Alienated8. ConclusionsAppendix

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.05.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Work and Welfare in Europe
• Zusatzinfo: Bibliography
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: economic voting • Europe • fixed-term employment • insider-outsider theory • Job Insecurity • labour market change • labour market dualism • political alienation • Political Economy • Relative Deprivation • temporary employment contracts • Voting Behaviour • welfare state preferences
• ISBN-10: 1-349-57722-7 / 1349577227
• ISBN-13: 978-1-349-57722-4 / 9781349577224
• Zustand: Neuware