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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 ill-health and absence of President Muhammadu Buhari, which lasted for months, the on-going Islamist insurgency in North East zone, the precarious situation in North Central, organised crime and the country’s slow recovery from the worst recession for 30 years set the political and socioeconomic scene. The president’s advanced age and poor health led to further debates during the second half of the year and at year’s end, when the issue of succession and questions about Buhari’s achievements and his capacity to lead the country were prominent, and the forthcoming elections in early 2019 did nothing to dampen these debates. Despite the many challenges, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, a lawyer and former commissioner of justice in Lagos, handled the most dangerous threats in a professional and far-sighted manner, thus convincing the elites and the public that the democratic institutions were more stable than was widely assumed. However, the government eventually sealed a deal with the new us administration under President Trump, which was ready to sell military hardware to combat terrorism. Beyond that, the battered economy slightly began to recover.