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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.
The March and April elections at the federal and state level dominated the political scene. For the first time in Nigeria’s history, a sitting president was voted out of office. Muhammadu Buhari won decisively and was given a strong political mandate. An improved election commission conducted the most credible elections yet in Nigeria’s history, although it had initially appeared that the postponement of the elections would derail the whole election process with unforeseeable repercussions. However, at the end of the day, the political class and the vast majority of the elites demonstrated their willingness and ability to stabilise the Fourth Republic. The new government intensified the fight against the Islamist insurgency in the North-East, which improved the security situation as a whole. However, Buhari faced economic challenges amplified by plummeting oil and gas prices.