The distinction between those in permanent, full-time jobs and those in temporary and flexible employment is one of the major divides in contemporary labour markets. This distinction is often justified by the need for flexibility. But who needs flexibility and why? A prominent interpretation is that flexibility is demanded by capital. As capital underwent fundamental […]
Valeria Pulignano, Nadja Doerflinger and Dorien Frans
Valeria Pulignano is Professor of Sociology of Work and Industrial Relations at the KU Leuven (Belgium). She heads the research group ‘Employment Relations and Labour Markets’. Her research interests include comparative European industrial relations and labour markets. Nadja Doerflinger is a postdoctoral researcher in the research group ‘Employment Relations and Labour Markets’ at the Centre for Sociological Research (CeSO) at KU Leuven (Belgium). Her research especially focuses on contingent work and labour market segmentation in European labour markets. Dorien Frans is a PhD-student in the research group ‘Employment Relations and Labour Markets’ at the Centre for Sociological Research (CeSO) at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). Her research scrutinizes the role of occupational welfare in the study of social divides in Belgium and Germany.