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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.
Throughout the year, the political scene was dominated by the run-up to expected triple elections (National Assembly, island councils, local communities), which were eventually postponed to early 2015 as a result of severe preparation problems. Various political alliances were already gearing up for the next presidential elections in 2016. President Dhoinine’s camp was mainly confronted by the renewed presidential ambitions of his predecessor and former mentor, Sambi. Despite some signs of a possible re-emergence of the vicious political confrontations that had long characterised the country during its often turbulent past, 2014 turned out to be another year of relatively calm political normalcy without any major upheavals. The long-existing frictions between the three islands of the ‘Union des Comores’ and their political elites continued unchanged, but caused no immediate problems. A rare ioc summit was held in Moroni, but this international highlight did not bring about any change in the ambivalent relationship with France, given the enduring contentious Mayotte issue. Economically, it was a difficult year, with recurring power and water outages and the return of salary arrears in the public sector. The government’s socioeconomic performance was considered rather unsatisfactory.