Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

LightNews

Michele Ford

@profmicheleford.bsky.social

510 followers 140 following 11 posts

Labour sociologist and Southeast Asia tragic. Researches industrial relations and the intersection of global and local labour movements in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Timor-Leste. Also interested in gender and disability at work. .. more

Political science 56%

Sociology 26%

more

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · 9d

Our new article on union-member engagement in Cambodia's construction sector is now out! @labourrc44.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

Union–Member Engagement in Cambodia's Construction Sector

This article argues for the concept of adaptive unionism as a useful way to explore the pragmatic, often short-term approach that unions adopt just to survive in many parts of the Global South, explo...

url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com

Reposted by Fabián Muniesa, Michele Ford

Mark Graham @geoplace.bsky.social · 17d

Call for Papers: Locating Power & Resistance in Global AI Production Networks

AAG 2026 Annual Meeting

AI is not just “in the cloud.” It relies on global supply chains, with power concentrated in a few countries and corporations.

fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...

#AAG2026

Call for Papers: Locating Power and Resistance Within Global AI Production Networks

American Association of Geographers (AAG) 2026 Annual Meeting

Reposted by Kurt Vandaele, Michele Ford

ETUI @etui.bsky.social · 29d

'Ultimately, union revitalisation requires more than fresh ideas, new knowledge or improved policy. It also demands a sustained investment in unions’ internal capacity to collaborate, adapt and learn.'

🧵👇

Reposted by Michele Ford

Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab at UW-Madison) @jsealab.bsky.social · Sep 10

TT Assistant Professor Position in Modern Southeast Asian Humanities at UC-Berkeley!

Further details below --

Assistant Professor -Modern Southeast Asian Humanities - Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

Reposted by Michele Ford

RC44 Research Committee for Labour Movements (ISA) @labourrc44.bsky.social · Aug 2

🚨The latest issue of RC44's newsletter (July 2025) is out now, including announcements about the recent 5th ISA Forum of #Sociology in Rabat, Morocco, great new publications, and a major new job opportunity for #labour researchers in Hong Kong - check it out!!👀✊

Reposted by Andreas Kotsadam, Michele Ford, Uganda

Carl Henrik Knutsen @chknutsen.bsky.social · Dec 20

We are hiring: 4-year post doc position at our department, open to all topics in political science.

75% research and 25% teaching, good salary, great department and colleagues, and a beautiful city.

Deadline: February 15

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043) | University of Oslo

Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science (4 years) (272043), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Saturday, February 15, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · Jul 26

Australian because then you get heaps of different cuisines!

Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · Jul 9

Hearing tributes from Michael Burawoy's former students at the ISA Forum in Rabat. A tragic loss for the sociological community.

Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · Jul 9

You might be interested in our new article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Coalition-building as a power resource: Transnational collaborations between global unions and non-union actors

This article explores how the global unions use coalition-building as a power resource in three different types of transnational labour campaigns. The first is an enabling campaign for seafood work...

www.tandfonline.com

Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thrilled to be in Rabat for the @isa-sociology.org forum. Looking forward to catchimg up with fellow members of @labourrc44.bsky.social!

Reposted by Michele Ford

Justice in Southeast Asia Lab (JSEALab at UW-Madison) @jsealab.bsky.social · Jun 21

SEARG, a grad research collective at UW-Madison is holding a Zoom event on the #Thai #Cambodia #border:

“Violence and Resurgent Nationalism in Thai-Cambodian Border Conflict.”

Monday, 23 June 2025
8 to 10 AM (CST/Madison)
8 to 10 PM (ICT/Bangkok)

Register: uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9486657476...

Reposted by Michele Ford

Juanita Elias @juanitamarieelias.bsky.social · Jun 15

Come and work with me on this fantastic project www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNM406/k...

KTP Associate – Gender and Climate (110583-0625) at University of Warwick

jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for professional services jobs in higher education, invites you to apply for the KTP Associate – Gender and Climate (110583-0625) position. Click to apply today!

Reposted by Koen Frenken, Kurt Vandaele, Michele Ford

ETUI @etui.bsky.social · Jun 13

'The Elgar Companion to Regulating Platform Work: Insights from the Food Delivery Sector'

Order it here 🔗 www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...

Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · Jun 12

Hard relate

Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ow

Reposted by Michele Ford

Kurt Vandaele @kurtvandaele.bsky.social · Jun 10

- Published: International strike report 2023 featuring Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Italy, South Africa, Türkiye, UK, US & Uruguay @etui.bsky.social #WorkerSolidarity #CollectiveAction #LaborRights
- Read it here: emekcalisma.org/wp-content/u...

Reposted by Michele Ford

ILR Review @ilrreview.bsky.social · Jun 6

How do #LGBT workers fare in American workplaces?
Erin Cech and William R. Rothwell @umich.edu show that LGBT employees report worse workplace experiences across 16 measures of employee treatment, workplace #fairness, and #jobsatisfaction.
doi.org/10.1177/0019...

Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · Jun 2

I want to sign but am having trouble with the form! Can you circulate it on the RC44 list?

Reposted by Michele Ford

Fuk Ying Tse @fytse.bsky.social · Jun 2

Hi Bluesky, I'm conducting research on the opportunities and challenges in the #UKHE sector that involuntarily displaced mid-career/senior academics face. Particularly interested in speaking to those in humanities and social sciences, regardless of their current employment status. 1/4 #academicsky

Reposted by Michele Ford

RC44 Research Committee for Labour Movements (ISA) @labourrc44.bsky.social · Jun 2

The May 2025 issue of RC44’s Monthly Newsletter is out now, including important calls about the forthcoming 5th ISA Forum of #Sociology in Morocco, as well as calls to support our flagship publication, Global #Labour Journal (including a call for junior editors to join the editorial board)🙂✊

Reposted by Michele Ford

Jesse Hession Grayman @kopyor.bsky.social · May 30

Louis Plottel is an #Anthropology PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. His current research looks at methamphetamine consumption among young men in #Aceh, #Indonesia, examining the impact of labour and economic development on patterns of drug use. #AnthroSky
www.newmandala.org/indonesias-n...

Indonesia’s new economy of speed - New Mandala

Why are millions of Indonesian workers taking up methamphetamine?

www.newmandala.org

Reposted by Michele Ford

International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · May 25

Excitement is in the air as #ISAforum25 approaches!

We're thrilled to soon gather at the Université Mohammed V de Rabat in Rabat, Morocco! Want to explore the venue before you arrive? Check out these resources:

📽️ University tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSj_...

Université Mohammed V de Rabat - Film institutionnel

YouTube video by UM5Rabat

www.youtube.com

Reposted by Kurt Vandaele, Michele Ford

Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · May 21

American workers favour unions more than ever

www.epi.org/blog/america...

Interesting study. Breakdown over educational back ground, voting, and more.

Workers want more control over work especially in hostile situations

@kurtvandaele.bsky.social
@etui.bsky.social
@labournetgermany.bsky.social

Americans favor labor unions over big business now more than ever

This piece was also published on Medium. For decades, Americans were evenly divided in their relative support of labor unions and big business, but that’s no longer the case. Now, Americans are more l...

Reposted by Michele Ford, Andreas Bieler

Alexander Gallas @alexandergallas.bsky.social · May 19

The Global Labour Journal, the official journal of @labourrc44.bsky.social and @glu-network.bsky.social, has launched a petition demaning its inclusion in the World of Science main catalogue.

Please spread the word and sign!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Support the ranking of the Global Labour Journal!

Dear RC 44 and GLU members, we are asking for your support to advocate for the inclusion of the Global Labour Journal in the Web of Science (WOS Clarivate) main catalogue. GLJ is currently included in...

docs.google.com

Reposted by Michele Ford

Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · May 15

Sesame Street is officially UNION! Workers at Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind Sesame Street, have voted 55-19 to join @opeiulocal153.bsky.social

Huge congrats to @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social! “We can officially say that today, May 15th, is brought to you by the letter U!”

Reposted by Michele Ford

UC Berkeley Labor Center @ucblaborcenter.bsky.social · May 15

What’s the hype around AI? Join us, @californialabor.bsky.social & members of @wearecta.bsky.social on May 28 for our 2nd webinar on Demystifying AI & Empowering Workers. We'll explore the rapidly changing public policy landscape around technology & labor. laborcenter.berkeley.edu/event/demyst...

Graphic with information about the event: Demystifying AI and Empowering Workers: a three-part webinar series on bargaining and advocacy on digital technologies. Part 2: Public Policy and Digital Technologies; Wednesday, May 28, 2025,10am –11am PT. In this webinar, we will be joined by the California Federation of Labor Unions and members of the California Teachers Association to analyze the rapidly changing public policy landscape around technology and labor. It provides a framework for understanding key policy concepts and highlights important legislation and bills in California and across the country.

Reposted by Michele Ford

International Sociological Association (ISA) @isa-sociology.org · May 15

#JobOpening

ℹ️ Tenure-Track Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor at HKU
📍 Department of Sociology, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong

🗓️ Applications: September 14, 2025
🔗 jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53145...

Reposted by Michele Ford

Lena Simet @lenasimet.bsky.social · May 12

1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214

Reposted by Michele Ford

Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS @cljeharvard.bsky.social · May 12

Our new research reveals major differences across unions in 2024 — 33% of Teamsters backed VP Harris, compared to 77% of NEA members: “treating union members as a unified bloc can obscure…variation across different [groups] within organized labor.” clje.law.harvard.edu?p=6248

The Varied Voice of Labor: Unpacking the Political Engagement of Labor in the 2024 Election - Center for Labor and a Just Economy

“The Varied Voice of Labor: Unpacking the Political Engagement of Labor in the 2024 Election,” focuses on unions’ role in…

clje.law.harvard.edu

Reposted by Michele Ford

tyrell haberkorn @turtelista.bsky.social · May 11

Join the @jsealab.bsky.social for a Zoom film screening next week!

TURNING THE BHUMI: The Uprising of Peasants in Northern Thailand, 1974-1976 (2024, 53 minutes)
Dir. Sorayut Aiemueayut

Thursday, 15 May, 8-10 pm CDT (Madison)
Friday, 16 May, 8-10 am ICT (Chiang Mai)

Register here: bit.ly/3Zcdayj