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View article: The abscence of labour in sustainable transitions: Migrant workers and the just transitions in the Swedish forestry sector
The abscence of labour in sustainable transitions: Migrant workers and the just transitions in the Swedish forestry sector Open
The topic of sustainability is continually current and in Sweden, the bioeconomy and more specifically forestry, are pointed to as a central part of the sustainable transition. Swedish forestry is, to a large extent, done by seasonal labou…
View article: The supply of labour to the green industries in Sweden: inequality and dependence among workers and employers
The supply of labour to the green industries in Sweden: inequality and dependence among workers and employers Open
Sweden's green industries along with public agencies have for a long-time expressed concern over labour shortage as a consequence of the depopulation of rural areas. Agriculture and forestry have seen increased employment of migrant worker…
View article: Why Protection of Precarious Parts of the Labour Market is a Matter for Everyone
Why Protection of Precarious Parts of the Labour Market is a Matter for Everyone Open
The key to any type of curbing and eventual remodelling of capitalism lies in collective organisation, and especially the organisation of labour. Capitalism cannot be understood as static or as a universal form; rather, in its constant dev…
View article: From panic to business as usual: What coronavirus has revealed about migrant labour, agri‐food systems and industrial relations in the Nordic countries
From panic to business as usual: What coronavirus has revealed about migrant labour, agri‐food systems and industrial relations in the Nordic countries Open
This article focuses on migrant labour in Nordic agriculture, wild berry picking and food processing. The starting point is the fear of a food crisis at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic (2020) because of the absence of migrant wor…
View article: ‘A STRONG MIND AND A SOLID PHYSIQUE’: Symbolic Constructions of Migrant Workers in Sweden’s Green Industries
‘A STRONG MIND AND A SOLID PHYSIQUE’: Symbolic Constructions of Migrant Workers in Sweden’s Green Industries Open
This article analyses how employer federations, trade unions and the Swedish state symbolically construct seasonal migrant workers to work in the green industries, specifically in agriculture, forestry and wild-berry picking. Work tasks an…
View article: Negotiating the Wild West: Variegated neoliberalisation of the Swedish labour migration regime and the wild berry migration industry
Negotiating the Wild West: Variegated neoliberalisation of the Swedish labour migration regime and the wild berry migration industry Open
Neoliberalisation processes have long permeated Western societies, including a common direction towards neoliberal migration regimes. This paper combines the perspective of variegated neoliberalisation with the recent literature on migrati…
View article: "There's no I in team" : A study of roles of civil society in Holmsund, and it’s connection to constructions of Holmsund
"There's no I in team" : A study of roles of civil society in Holmsund, and it’s connection to constructions of Holmsund Open
The civil society and civic engagement is a prerequisite for democracy (Putnam, 1994), and in the form of the popular movements it has in many ways defined the Swedish democracy. This thesis focuses on the locality Holmsund located in the …
View article: Vårdmiljöns betydelse : En litteraturöversikt utifrån ett patientperspektiv
Vårdmiljöns betydelse : En litteraturöversikt utifrån ett patientperspektiv Open
Bakgrund: Det finns brister i den fysiska vårdmiljön som påverkar patientens hälsa. Tidigare forskning har visat att miljön upplevs som klinisk och förfallen där det inte finns tydliga riktlinjer för hur sjuksköterskor kan anpassa vårdmilj…
View article: Platser som skapas för att bryta den rådande ordningen
Platser som skapas för att bryta den rådande ordningen Open