The Radical Democracy of Migrant Struggles
Helge Schwiertz (IRLE Scholar) In a world of nation states, migration is often described as a problem. At the same time, the perspectives of those seen as migrants or refugees […]
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Governments’ Role and Public Policy on Informal and Nonstandard Employment: Comparative Study Between China and the United States
Xingguo Li (IRLE Scholar) My research project focuses on governments’ role in labor relations and comparative study of labor policy concerning informal workers between China and the United States. Government […]
Pains or Gains-Effect of US-China Trade on US Local Labor Market
Feng Dai (IRLE Scholar) My research is to conduct an in-depth and comprehensive survey on the traits, changes and major influencing factors of US local labor market from a historical […]
Global Strategies for Improving Low-Wage Jobs
Chris Tilly, Pamela Izvanáriu Research Partners: Françoise Carré, University of Massachusetts Boston; Peter Evans, University of California Berkeley. IRLE researchers are drawing lessons from case studies in the United States […]
Global Retail Landscapes
Chris Tilly Research Partners: Francoise Carré, University of Massachusetts, Boston This research project, led by IRLE director Chris Tilly, looks at variations and change in retail job quality in the […]
Impact of the California Film and Tax Credit
Chris Tilly, Lauren Appelbaum Research Partners: Headway Project IRLE researchers examined the impact of the California Film and Television Tax Credit on the location of film and V production in […]
Analyze to Win: The Crucial Role of Strategic Research in Building Worker Power in the Neoliberal Economy
Chris Tilly Research Partner: Joshua Bloom, UCLA Department of Sociology This research investigates why and how US unions use in-depth, strategic research to build power, and why and how it […]
