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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.
Politically, the year was marked by three consecutive elections, all of them won by President Menezes and his allies. The ‘Movimento de Libertação de São Tomé e Príncipe/Partido Social Democrata’ (MLSTP/PSD), in power since 1994, lost its position as the party of government to the ‘Movimento Democrático Força de Mudança – Partido de Convergência Democrática’ (MDFM-PCD), the party alliance close to the president. Menezes won the presidential elections, but the presidency lost its executive powers at the beginning of his second term. On the economic front, the disappointing results from the first exploratory drilling provoked uncertainty in the oil sector. Production-sharing contracts for three oil blocks awarded in 2005 were signed. However, because of outstanding debts, Nigeria delayed the release of São Tomé's share of signature bonus payments.