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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.
Nigeria faced enormous security and political challenges throughout the year. The political and socioeconomic scene was characterised by the country’s slow economic recovery, the ongoing Islamist insurgency in the North East, the precarious situation in north-central states (which pitched nomadic herdsmen against settled farmers), and widespread, apparently organised, banditry in parts of the North West. The sheer number of attacks, counter-attacks, and sectarian clashes made an accurate account of these events all but impossible. At the end of the year, however, all eyes were on the elections due in early 2019, particularly, the battle for the presidency between the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, and his main challenger, Atiku Abubakar. The surprising reappearance of the septuagenarian challenger, who had served as vice president under former president Olusegun Obasanjo, and who had already run three times (unsuccessfully) for the presidency, heralded a fierce and initially unexpectedly open battle for the highest office.