Category Archives: Dissemination

Computational Approaches in Social Research: Continuities, Ruptures and Epistemological Tensions. Some Applied Cases

Speaker: Elina Gómez Bonaglia Institution: UMAD-FCS, IJD, Universidad de la República, Uruguai This seminar reflected on the role of computational tools in contemporary social research through two empirical experiences developed in Uruguay. On the one hand, it addressed the epistemological

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The projectification of work: using the world café method to develop an emerging research programme

Speaker: Luísa Veloso Institution: ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Presentation of the results of a World Café designed to contribute to the development of a theoretical, analytical and empirical framework for studying the projectification of work across different sectors.

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The employment precariousness scale and the well-being of workers. State-of-the-art of research among different worker populations

Speaker: Christophe Vanroelen Institution: Vrije Universiteit Brussel A review of the state of research on precarious employment and workers’ well-being based on the use of the Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES), a multidimensional instrument that captures the accumulation of adverse working

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Europe in the midst of a green backlash: the comparative politics of sustainable agriculture policies in the EU and four member states

Speaker: Matteo Mandelli Institution: Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics – Sciences Po Paris The seminar explores the growing green backlash against environmental policies in Europe, focusing on the farmers’ protests that spread across the EU between 2023 and

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The Price of Balance: A Conjoint Experiment on Work-Family Provisions and Parents’ Employment Intentions

Speaker: Pedro Manuel Bellón Jiménez Institution: IGOP – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Public Employment Services in the framework of the European Employment Strategy show variations in the levels and types of externalisation and in the role that different actors have

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Does the gendered division of labour persist or evolve?

Article: Moreno Colom, Sara; Borràs Català, Vicent. La divisió sexual del treball perviu o evoluciona?. UAB divulga, December 2025. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/323014 Abstract: The QUIT research team at the UAB has carried out the project “Gender equality in time use: changes, resistances,

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Urban wetlands: when communities and government come together, recovery is possible

Article: Díaz-Pinzón, Lida; Verd Pericàs, Joan Miquel. Aiguamolls urbans : quan la comunitat i el govern s’uneixen, la seva recuperació és possible. UAB divulga, Juny 2025, p. 1-2. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/312560 Abstract: Urban wetlands provide a combination of environmental and social benefits.

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Men in pink? a sociological exploration of the influence of occupational and sociodemographic factors on the presence of men in feminised occupations in Spain

Speaker: Andrea Martín Gallego Institution: Universidad Complutense de Madrid Conventional sociological research on gender occupational segregation has largely focused on examining the barriers women face in accessing male-dominated occupations. This study shifts the focus to men in order to address

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Sustainability and Renewable Energy Communities

Speaker: Elena Tsipas Institution: Universitas Mercatorum (Roma) The seminar aims to critically examine the role of Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) within the framework of ecological transition and sustainability policies. RECs, understood as new forms of energy and territorial governance, provide

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Why are the most precarious workers not the most insecure? Experiencing precariousness: security, threat, normalisation, and vulnerability

Speakers: Sara Moreno Colom, Vicent Borràs i Mireia Bolíbar Institution: Centre d’Estudis Sociològics sobre la Vida Quotidiana i el Treball The article analyses the relationship between the objective and subjective dimensions of precariousness based on employed individuals’ perceptions of their

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