Branka Krivokapic-Skoko
Biographic Data
| ID | 287434 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Branka Krivokapic-Skoko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Branka |
| FAMILY NAME | Krivokapic-Skoko |
| SIGNATURE | KRIVOKAPIC-SKOKO B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Charles Sturt University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3373-7124 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Women in Mining, Industry Norms, and Rural Patriarchy: A Perfect Storm
Rural industries are historically male‐dominated with women commonly out‐migrating to metropolitan areas in search of work opportunities. Rural industries, such as mining, have the potential to recruit women from rural areas, offering employment, training, and income prospects and to contribute positively to rural women's economic and employment success. However, this potential is unrealized because of unsafe and sexist workplaces. This paper rep…
Rurality and intersectionality: A literature review
Purpose The paper presents a literature review conducted to consider the range and focus of papers applying a stated intersectional framework to rural contexts. Design/methodology/approach With a specific interest in intersectionality studies that were connected to rural areas, a number of databases were searched for the term “intersectionality”, and from 492 identified papers, 21 papers met the criteria for review. Thematic analysis captured the…
Place and Space in Social Research: Rurality and Intersectionality
The authors declare no conflicts of interest
A whole-of-community approach: Local community responses to refugee settlement–integration in rural Australia
Humanitarian migrants are moving to rural areas in Australia in increasing numbers, where it is often local communities who take responsibility for their settlement–integration. Current models acknowledge that settlement–integration is a two-way process between humanitarian migrants and the rural community but remain overly focused on the actions of humanitarian migrants while neglecting the conditions of rural communities. This article discusses…
Intersectional precarity of Hazara Afghan refugee migrants in rural Australia
This article explores the precarity of Hazara Afghan refugee migrants in a small Australian rural township to elucidate the complexity of the experiences and recognise the multiple and fluid identities of refugee migrants through the lens of intersectionality. The use of an intersectional approach allowed us to unpack precarity in refugee mobilities and better place and understand rural Australia as the social context for their resettlement exper…
Girls in trades: Tokenism and sexual harassment inside the VET classroom
When women enter occupations that have historically and traditionally been the realm of men, they face a multitude of barriers that make their experience difficult and that contribute to a gender-segregated workforce. Vocational Education and Training (VET) is the entryway to employment in the skilled trades, and VET providers have a role in introducing students to the industry, in the formation of occupational identity and occupational behaviour…
Everyday refugee integration: A holistic reconceptualization of refugee integration through the everyday practices of Hazara Afghan refugees
Addressing public discourses that refugees are a burden, threat or cost, unable or unwilling to integrate into society, we argue in this article for a holistic reconceptualization of refugee integration. The article explores what we call ‘everyday refugee integration’ – that is, the ways in which refugee-background migrants participate in, contribute to and become a part of their local community socially, culturally and economically. We do so thr…
Women who 'talk the tools' and 'walk the work: Using capital to do gender differently and re-gender the skilled trades
Social and cultural capital are valuable assets that assist individuals to succeed in work. This article reports on gender segregation in the skilled trades. We use Bourdieu's theory of capital to illuminate how women are successfully recruited and retained in the skilled trades. Our findings indicate that women with pre-existing forms of capital are advantaged. Notably tradeswomen utilise masculine gender capital while maintaining aspects of fem…
A trade of one's own”: The role of social and cultural capital in the success of women in male‐dominated occupations
The skilled trades are highly gender segregated occupations. Unsurprisingly, research about women in this male‐dominated sector focuses on the various barriers to inclusion. In contrast, this article identifies factors that have contributed to women's successes. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with tradeswomen, we found that the success factors for women in the skilled trades were aligned with social and cultural capital. Findings also indicate th…
In or Out? Understanding How Social and Symbolic Boundaries Influence the Economic Integration of Transnational Migrants in Non-Metropolitan Economies
This article uses data from Australia and Northern Ireland to examine migrants' inclusion in non-metropolitan economies that have limited experience of migration. These places came to our attention in recent decades when the accelerated arrival of migrants presented challenges and opportunities within these so called New Immigration Destinations. We scrutinise migrants' entry into, their participation in, and eventual mobility within, the labour …
Rural cosmopolitism in Australia
Mining operations and corporate social responsibility: A case study of a large gold mine in regional Australia
Looking for Rural Idyll ‘Down Under’: International Immigrants in Rural Australia
This article outlines the empirical findings of the first national longitudinal study of almost 1,000 recent immigrants who decided to move to non‐metropolitan Australia. The national survey (2008‐2010) identified that new international immigrants tend to move to rural areas because of the natural beauty, lifestyle and community spirit to be found there, as well as the idyllic image of peacefulness and a relaxing environment associated with these…
The ethnic landscape of rural Australia: Non-Anglo-Celtic immigrant communities and the built environment
Negative Social Capital and Conflicts: Asian Entrepreneurs in New Zealand Agriculture (1870S – 1920S)
This paper focuses on negative consequences of social capital formation within ethnic business groups using historical evidence on three distinct farming protests involving ethnic groups in rural New Zealand. The paper begins by analysing some of the key debates relating to the role of ethnic business networks, ethnic social capital and its potential negative consequences. In particular, the paper discusses the recursive effects that the strong e…
Looking for Rural Idyll ‘Down Under’: International Immigrants in Rural Australia
This article outlines the empirical findings of the first national longitudinal study of almost 1,000 recent immigrants who decided to move to non‐metropolitan Australia. The national survey (2008‐2010) identified that new international immigrants tend to move to rural areas because of the natural beauty, lifestyle and community spirit to be found there, as well as the idyllic image of peacefulness and a relaxing environment associated with these…
Rural cosmopolitism in Australia
A trade of one's own”: The role of social and cultural capital in the success of women in male‐dominated occupations
The skilled trades are highly gender segregated occupations. Unsurprisingly, research about women in this male‐dominated sector focuses on the various barriers to inclusion. In contrast, this article identifies factors that have contributed to women's successes. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with tradeswomen, we found that the success factors for women in the skilled trades were aligned with social and cultural capital. Findings also indicate th…
The ethnic landscape of rural Australia: Non-Anglo-Celtic immigrant communities and the built environment
In or Out? Understanding How Social and Symbolic Boundaries Influence the Economic Integration of Transnational Migrants in Non-Metropolitan Economies
This article uses data from Australia and Northern Ireland to examine migrants' inclusion in non-metropolitan economies that have limited experience of migration. These places came to our attention in recent decades when the accelerated arrival of migrants presented challenges and opportunities within these so called New Immigration Destinations. We scrutinise migrants' entry into, their participation in, and eventual mobility within, the labour …
A whole-of-community approach: Local community responses to refugee settlement–integration in rural Australia
Humanitarian migrants are moving to rural areas in Australia in increasing numbers, where it is often local communities who take responsibility for their settlement–integration. Current models acknowledge that settlement–integration is a two-way process between humanitarian migrants and the rural community but remain overly focused on the actions of humanitarian migrants while neglecting the conditions of rural communities. This article discusses…
Mining operations and corporate social responsibility: A case study of a large gold mine in regional Australia
Women who 'talk the tools' and 'walk the work: Using capital to do gender differently and re-gender the skilled trades
Social and cultural capital are valuable assets that assist individuals to succeed in work. This article reports on gender segregation in the skilled trades. We use Bourdieu's theory of capital to illuminate how women are successfully recruited and retained in the skilled trades. Our findings indicate that women with pre-existing forms of capital are advantaged. Notably tradeswomen utilise masculine gender capital while maintaining aspects of fem…
Negative Social Capital and Conflicts: Asian Entrepreneurs in New Zealand Agriculture (1870S – 1920S)
This paper focuses on negative consequences of social capital formation within ethnic business groups using historical evidence on three distinct farming protests involving ethnic groups in rural New Zealand. The paper begins by analysing some of the key debates relating to the role of ethnic business networks, ethnic social capital and its potential negative consequences. In particular, the paper discusses the recursive effects that the strong e…
Negative Social Capital and Conflicts: Asian Entrepreneurs in New Zealand Agriculture (1870S – 1920S)
This paper focuses on negative consequences of social capital formation within ethnic business groups using historical evidence on three distinct farming protests involving ethnic groups in rural New Zealand. The paper begins by analysing some of the key debates relating to the role of ethnic business networks, ethnic social capital and its potential negative consequences. In particular, the paper discusses the recursive effects that the strong e…
The ethnic landscape of rural Australia: Non-Anglo-Celtic immigrant communities and the built environment
Looking for Rural Idyll ‘Down Under’: International Immigrants in Rural Australia
This article outlines the empirical findings of the first national longitudinal study of almost 1,000 recent immigrants who decided to move to non‐metropolitan Australia. The national survey (2008‐2010) identified that new international immigrants tend to move to rural areas because of the natural beauty, lifestyle and community spirit to be found there, as well as the idyllic image of peacefulness and a relaxing environment associated with these…
Mining operations and corporate social responsibility: A case study of a large gold mine in regional Australia
Rural cosmopolitism in Australia
In or Out? Understanding How Social and Symbolic Boundaries Influence the Economic Integration of Transnational Migrants in Non-Metropolitan Economies
This article uses data from Australia and Northern Ireland to examine migrants' inclusion in non-metropolitan economies that have limited experience of migration. These places came to our attention in recent decades when the accelerated arrival of migrants presented challenges and opportunities within these so called New Immigration Destinations. We scrutinise migrants' entry into, their participation in, and eventual mobility within, the labour …
A trade of one's own”: The role of social and cultural capital in the success of women in male‐dominated occupations
The skilled trades are highly gender segregated occupations. Unsurprisingly, research about women in this male‐dominated sector focuses on the various barriers to inclusion. In contrast, this article identifies factors that have contributed to women's successes. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with tradeswomen, we found that the success factors for women in the skilled trades were aligned with social and cultural capital. Findings also indicate th…
Women who 'talk the tools' and 'walk the work: Using capital to do gender differently and re-gender the skilled trades
Social and cultural capital are valuable assets that assist individuals to succeed in work. This article reports on gender segregation in the skilled trades. We use Bourdieu's theory of capital to illuminate how women are successfully recruited and retained in the skilled trades. Our findings indicate that women with pre-existing forms of capital are advantaged. Notably tradeswomen utilise masculine gender capital while maintaining aspects of fem…
Girls in trades: Tokenism and sexual harassment inside the VET classroom
When women enter occupations that have historically and traditionally been the realm of men, they face a multitude of barriers that make their experience difficult and that contribute to a gender-segregated workforce. Vocational Education and Training (VET) is the entryway to employment in the skilled trades, and VET providers have a role in introducing students to the industry, in the formation of occupational identity and occupational behaviour…
Everyday refugee integration: A holistic reconceptualization of refugee integration through the everyday practices of Hazara Afghan refugees
Addressing public discourses that refugees are a burden, threat or cost, unable or unwilling to integrate into society, we argue in this article for a holistic reconceptualization of refugee integration. The article explores what we call ‘everyday refugee integration’ – that is, the ways in which refugee-background migrants participate in, contribute to and become a part of their local community socially, culturally and economically. We do so thr…
Rurality and intersectionality: A literature review
Purpose The paper presents a literature review conducted to consider the range and focus of papers applying a stated intersectional framework to rural contexts. Design/methodology/approach With a specific interest in intersectionality studies that were connected to rural areas, a number of databases were searched for the term “intersectionality”, and from 492 identified papers, 21 papers met the criteria for review. Thematic analysis captured the…
Place and Space in Social Research: Rurality and Intersectionality
The authors declare no conflicts of interest
A whole-of-community approach: Local community responses to refugee settlement–integration in rural Australia
Humanitarian migrants are moving to rural areas in Australia in increasing numbers, where it is often local communities who take responsibility for their settlement–integration. Current models acknowledge that settlement–integration is a two-way process between humanitarian migrants and the rural community but remain overly focused on the actions of humanitarian migrants while neglecting the conditions of rural communities. This article discusses…
Intersectional precarity of Hazara Afghan refugee migrants in rural Australia
This article explores the precarity of Hazara Afghan refugee migrants in a small Australian rural township to elucidate the complexity of the experiences and recognise the multiple and fluid identities of refugee migrants through the lens of intersectionality. The use of an intersectional approach allowed us to unpack precarity in refugee mobilities and better place and understand rural Australia as the social context for their resettlement exper…
Women in Mining, Industry Norms, and Rural Patriarchy: A Perfect Storm
Rural industries are historically male‐dominated with women commonly out‐migrating to metropolitan areas in search of work opportunities. Rural industries, such as mining, have the potential to recruit women from rural areas, offering employment, training, and income prospects and to contribute positively to rural women's economic and employment success. However, this potential is unrealized because of unsafe and sexist workplaces. This paper rep…
Sociology (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Economics (8 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Rural development and sustainability (6 works) · Rural area (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Law (4 works)