This book delves into some pressing concern towards the increasing regressive nostalgic tendencies among Western societies that have been further triggered through populistic ideologies. It takes the reader through the changing notion of “good life” due to the onset of neoliberalism towards growing hostilities against immigration with the failing of the so-cietal model to live […]
The introduction of cognitive capitalism in the academic environment implemented a market-driven logic which transformed the processes behind knowledge production and mobility of scholars. Today, knowledge workers are forced to acquire many skills and experiences as a mandatory requisite to begin and build their careers. At the beginning of his or her path as researcher,
The eligibility of a worker for a specific job post is often based on skills defined only according to a neutral standard. In a different perspective, we can also consider skills as a symbolic interplay between the social actors involved in securing the match between labour supply and labour demand. Based on a qualitative research