Category Archives: General

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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Research Problems from a Historical Perspective: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Source Triangulation, and the Combined Use of Methods

Speaker: Luciano Literas Institution: Universidad de Buenos Aires Presentation of a series of studies conducted from the perspectives of Anthropology, History, and Sociology on themes and issues of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin America, drawing on interdisciplinary approaches, the triangulation of

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The bumpy road to electric mobility? Old and new challenges for automobile unionism

Speaker: Sander Junte Institution: Centre d’Estudis Sociològics sobre la Vida Quotidiana i el Treball Taking the evolution of Volkswagen’s production model as a case study, this research aims to provide an alternative perspective on the transition to electric vehicles and

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Demographic and Contextual Factors in the Development of Questionable Practices in Academic Research

Speaker: Daniel de Gracia Institution: Centre d’Estudis Sociològics sobre la Vida Quotidiana i el Treball The session examined how factors such as gender and experience influence the prevalence of questionable research practices (QRPs) in the field of sociology, drawing on

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Impact work. An ethnographic Journey into the Making of Impact Entrepeneurship

Speaker: Guillaume Dumont Institución: Institut de Recerca Etnogràfica a l’Emylon Business School “Impact work” is a book about impact in the making. It is a story of hope and collaboration unveiling the social and cultural challenges and contradictions faced by

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Labour trajectories in low-wage occupations: the cases of Spain and Chile (2024)

This research seeks to understand the work experience of workers in low-wage occupations. To this end, the research proposes a mixed methods and comparative study. The incorporation of the quantitative perspective accounts for a structural view of working poverty, while

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