Faces of Precarity
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Abstract
The words ‘precarity’ and ‘precariousness’ are widely used when discussing work and employment, social conditions and lived experiences. However, there is no consensus on the precise meaning of these terms or how they should best be used to explore social changes. This book shows how scholars have mapped out the notions of precarity and precariousness over recent decades, and offers substantive analyses of contemporary issues such as the relationships between precarious work, debt, migration, health and workers’ mobilizations, and how these relationships have changed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bringing together an international group of authors from a diverse range of fields, this book offers a distinctive and critical perspective approach to the processes of precarization, focusing in particular on the European context.