Projects

Below, there is a summary of all the projects we have developed together until the present.
I will update this every week, to make easier to track the progresses and new tasks.

1- Genet Seminar “The Credit Crunch: Gender Equality in Hard Times”. Contributions to the presentation: “Job Insecurity and Stress”, research and graphics. March 6th, 2009.
Press Coverage: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1883614,00.html, http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/099200903070922.htm, http://news.scotsman.com/health/Job-insecurity-affects-men-more.5045744.jp

2- Seminar about the concept of Precarity; April 1st, 2009. bibliographical review of the concept.

3- PPSIS in the news; compilation of news related with the academic work that it has being done in the Faculty. On current development.

4- Other tasks: update the ALCS publications record, Corrections to the paper: “A Temporal Comparison of the Psychological Effects of Unemployment and Job Insecurity” for publication.

Forthcoming events

Here some events of sociological relevance in Cambridge, to keep our agenda updated:

Lecture: “The Politics of Climate Change”, Anthony Giddens. May 5th, 15:00 hrs. Law Faculty, room LG19.

Lecture: “The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work”, Alain de Botton, May 14th, 18:00 hrs. Robinson College.

Lecture: “Classism, Meritocracy and Discrimination in the Chilean Labour Market”, May 18th, 17:15 hrs. Seminar Room A, First Floor, 17 Mill Lane.