Schedule
- September 10, 2018
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Politics, Culture & Society Brownbag. Organizational meeting
September 10, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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- September 17, 2018
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- September 24, 2018
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Politics, Culture & Society Brownbag. Jirs Meuris. "Financialization of economic activity and the individualization of personal welfare"
September 24, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Jirs Meuris
https://bus.wisc.edu/faculty/jirs-meuris
"Financialization of economic activity and the individualization of personal welfare"
AbstractRecent studies indicate that financial markets have taken on a more prominent role in the economic activities of U.S. non-financial organizations. While prior research has documented some of the associated macro-level implications, little work to date has directly examined what financialization has meant for individual workers. This paper proposes that one important yet understudied consequence of financialization is that it tends to shift responsibility for personal welfare in society onto individuals’ shoulders by creating a power imbalance in the employment relationship. Random-effects models using individual-level data from the NLSY matched with industry-level data reveal that people working in more financialized industries are more likely to have their employer shift responsibility for their personal welfare onto their shoulders, as indicated by a lower probability of receiving medical coverage, retirement savings, and paid sick leave. However, financialization is more likely to individualize personal welfare among individuals who lack power to protect their share of organizational resources - the working poor, newcomers, and non-union members – and influenced by unions’ industry presence and shareholders’ return on investments. In sum, the findings indicate that financialization is a driving force behind altering whom in society is tasked with ensuring and promoting personal welfare.
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- October 1, 2018
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Politics, Culture & Society Brownbag: Soc Dept job talk scheduled
October 1, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
PCSers are encouraged to attend the department's job talk.
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- October 8, 2018
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- October 15, 2018
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- October 22, 2018
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- October 29, 2018
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- November 5, 2018
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- November 12, 2018
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- November 19, 2018
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- November 26, 2018
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- December 3, 2018
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- December 10, 2018
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- December 17, 2018
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- December 24, 2018
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- December 31, 2018
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- January 7, 2019
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- January 14, 2019
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- January 21, 2019
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- January 28, 2019
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- February 4, 2019
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- February 11, 2019
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- February 18, 2019
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- February 25, 2019
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- March 4, 2019
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- March 11, 2019
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- March 18, 2019
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- March 25, 2019
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- April 1, 2019
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- April 8, 2019
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- April 15, 2019
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- April 22, 2019
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- April 29, 2019
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- May 6, 2019
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- May 13, 2019
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- May 20, 2019
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- May 27, 2019
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- June 3, 2019
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- June 10, 2019
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- June 17, 2019
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- June 24, 2019
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- July 1, 2019
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- July 8, 2019
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- July 15, 2019
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- July 22, 2019
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- July 29, 2019
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- August 5, 2019
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- August 12, 2019
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