Migración laboral en el Reino Unido post Brexit: políticas y reformas

This chapter analyses the British labour migration laws post Brexit inclusive of the European Union Settlement Scheme. The intricacies of the migration rules are explored and explained, leading the reader to understand the complex points-based system. An evaluation follows of the various employment routes’ visas with a mention of safe and legal routes. Its critical and theoretical conclusion accentuates the strengths and weaknesses of the contemporary British migration system.El artículo analiza las leyes de migración laboral británicas posteriores al Brexit, incluido el Plan de establecimiento de la Unión Europea. Se exploran y explican las complejidades de las reglas de migración, lo que lleva al lector a comprender el complejo sistema basado en puntos. Sigue una evaluación de las visas de las diversas rutas de empleo con una mención de rutas seguras y legales. La conclusión crítica y teórica acentúa las fortalez

Partnerships

"The word “globalisation” has a wide-ranging meaning! It includes (a) the phenomenon of the opening of the national economies upon a liberal global market resulting from progress in Communications and transport; or (b) the liberalisation of exchanges resulting from the interdependence between countries; or (c) the fact of becoming global and therefore spreading throughout the world; or (d) affecting the whole world or all peoples; or again (e) to put something into effect worldwide."(...

La pauvreté au Royaume-Uni

En dépit du large éventail de prestations sociales qui existe au Royaume-Uni, des millions de personnes se trouvent dans le dénuement, leurs ressources étant bien inférieures à leurs besoins essentiels. S’il existe plusieurs définitions de la « pauvreté », nous retiendrons néanmoins celle-ci : « [La pauvreté est] relative à un niveau de vie, dans une société, à un moment donné. Les gens vivent dans la pauvreté lorsqu’ils sont privés des ressources suffisantes pour leurs besoins matériels esse..

Employers' Liability - from Physical to Psychiatric Illnesses

From Introduction: "This text proposes to treat an important development which has taken place in the United Kingdom in recent years in the field of the employer’s common law duty of care. It is proposed to analyse briefly the well established concept of the employer’s common law duty of care towards his employees which, until recently, applied generally only to physical injuries and illnesses. The development of this concept in recent years into the psychiatric field is a welcome step forward and shows how labour law has progressed and is progressing in the 21st century."(...

Empresas multinacionales, PYMES y organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro que participan en el pacto mundial de la ONU

This paper attempts to illustrate the importance of the UN Global compact concept by examining its history and features, analysing its weaknesses and criticisms, evaluating its strengths and asking if its continuance is desirable globally. In the summing up part of the paper the conclusion is reached that the continuance of the Global Compact is essential.El artículo intenta ilustrar la importancia del Pacto Mundial de las NacionesUnidas, para lo cual examina su historia y sus características, analiza sus puntos débiles y sus críticas, evalúa sus puntos fuertes, se pregunta si es deseable que continúe a nivel mundial, y concluye que es esencial la continuidad del Pacto MundialUniversidad Pablo de Olavid

'Just open your eyes a bit more': The methodological challenges of researching black and minority ethnic students' experiences of physical education teacher education

In this paper we discuss some of the challenges of centralising 'race' and ethnicity in Physical Education (PE) research, through reflecting on the design and implementation of a study exploring Black and minority ethnic students' experiences of their teacher education. Our aim in the paper is to contribute to ongoing theoretical and methodological debates about intersectionality, and specifically about difference and power in the research process. As McCorkel and Myers notes, the 'researchers' backstage'-the assumptions, motivations, narratives and relations-that underpin any research are not always made visible and yet are highly significant in judging the quality and substance of the resulting project. As feminists, we argue that the invisibility of 'race' and ethnicity within Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE), and PE research more widely, is untenable; however, we also show how centralising 'race' and ethnicity raised significant methodological and epistemological questions, particularly given our position as White researchers and lecturers. In this paper, we reflect on a number of aspects of our research 'journey': the theoretical and methodological challenges of operationalising concepts of 'race' and ethnicity, the practical issues and dilemmas involved in recruiting participants for the study, the difficulties of 'talking race' personally and professionally and challenges of representing the experiences of 'others'. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC

Empirical research into white racialized identities in Britain

The intellectual project of using whiteness as an explicit tool of analysis is not one that has taken root in Britain. However, there are a number of empirical studies that investigate the racialization of white identities. In this article, I look at some empirical sociological fieldwork carried out on white identities in Britain since the early 1990s and identify the key themes arising. These themes are (in)visibility, norms and values, cultural capital and integration, contingent hierarchies and Empire in the present. In Britain, a pertinent distinction is between rural and urban settings for the enactment of white identities vis-à-vis those of minorities, and there is an exploration of some of the contingency that draws the boundary between ‘white’ and ‘Other’ in different places. Areas of commonality and distinctiveness are noted in terms of the American work. In the last section, I argue that there are a number of issues to resolve around continuing such studies, including linking the micro-level to the macro-level analysis, and expanding to international comparative work

Mapping the Routes: An exploration of charges of racism made against the 1970s UK Reclaim the Night marches

This article addresses early charges of racism, made against the original UK Reclaim the Night (RTN) marches in the 1970s. These charges appear to have stuck, and been accepted almost as a truism ever since, being maintained in several academic texts. Using archive materials, and recent, empirical qualitative research with founding RTN activists and participants, I shall investigate the emergence of RTN in the UK in 1977 and the practicalities and influences behind this type of protest. I will also consider possible reasons behind the charges of racism, addressing justifiable critiques and concerns. I will conclude that the specific charges made against the first RTN marches were inaccurate. However, I will also explore possible reasons why concerns about racism surrounded these marches at their formation. © 2014