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Sign upPodcast: 'In Chains' Episode 3
In the third episode of our new themed series In Chains, we speak with Dr. Alexis Aronowitz from University College Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands, who is the author of the article, “Regulating business involvement in labor exploitation and human trafficking” published in Journal of Labor and Society.
Brill Publishes Two New Book Series in the Social Sciences
Brill is pleased to announce the addition of two new peer-reviewed book series to its Social Sciences publishing program: International Studies in Maritime Sociology and Studies in Political Economy of Global Labor and Work. The series will be published online and in print.
Brill adds Two New Journals to Its Social Sciences Publishing Program
Two journals, the Journal of Labor and Society (JLSO) and Protest, have been added to Brill’s expanding publishing program in the Social Sciences. Both journals will be published online and in print. Previous volumes of JLSO are already available on Brill’s website, the first issues of Protest are planned for publication in 2021.
On the military front, the year was relatively calm with just one major attack by armed opposition groups in the east of the country. However, the general security situation in the same part of the country remained a major source of concern, hampering humanitarian work to assist the more than 500,000 Sudanese and Central African refugees and Chadian IDPs, despite the efforts of the European stabilization force (EUFOR) and its successor MINURCAT (‘Mission des Nations Unies en République Centrafricaine et au Tchad'). Relations with neighbouring Sudan remained precarious despite peace negotiations. Refugees continued to flow in from CAR in the southeast. Following insufficient rainfall, the food security situation became increasingly problematic over the year. The government experienced major budgetary problems, following slackening oil prices and lower oil production than anticipated.