Laura Foley
Biographic Data
| ID | 3975785 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Foley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Foley |
| SIGNATURE | FOLEY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3757-2304 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Silence, sacrifice, and subordination
This paper adopts an actor-centered perspective to investigate how gendered ideologies permeate migration narratives in Malaysia. It sheds light on how policy-relevant actors narratively construct the dynamics of female labor migration, with an emphasis on domestic worker migration. This research found the presence of narratives that construct women migrant domestic workers as “victims” of abuse who are in need of protection, often connected to t…
Learnings from co-production of an evaluation instrument in an Australian sport for positive youth development program
Mapping the players on/in the field of transnational policy networks
This paper analyses how transnational networks can be agents for policy change in the field of migrants’ rights by demonstrating how networks can cooperate to strategically use the wider institutional environment to push norm-violating States, and organisations, towards implementing policy changes. We show the conditions under which the hosting of a global mega-sports event - Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup- can trigger transnational organising by a …
Moving the goalposts in Qatar
This article traces the process which led the state of Qatar to take steps towards reforming its labour laws that had historically severely restricted the rights and freedoms of migrant workers who make up the majority of its workforce. Our premise is that the 2022 World Cup served as a catalyst for Qatar to enact significant labour reforms due to a complex array of events harnessed by the actions of key actors, notably the global labour movement…
Criminality, chaos and corruption
This paper analyzes how policy-relevant actors understand the causes and effects of labor immigration to Malaysia, the country that receives the highest number of migrant workers in Southeast Asia. Whereas most research on international migration governance has focused on governance system outputs, this paper adopts an actor-centered perspective to investigate how actors narratively construct labor migration dynamics in Malaysia and how they conc…
The 2022 Fifa World Cup, the exploitation of migrant workers, and the role of transnational governing networks
Over the past decade, the eyes of the world have been increasingly drawn to the exploitative working and living conditions faced by the two million migrant workers in Qatar. This is due to Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a mega-sporting tournament that could offer the potential to catalyse progress on human and labour rights as the event is of 'high profile nature and global reach'
Returning home empty handed
The crisis unleashed by COVID-19 has profoundly impacted the world of work, with many workers losing their jobs or with insufficient safety measures in place for those still in work. Migrant workers are among the precarious workforce that is employed in particularly affected sectors where they have been subjected to labour rights’ violations for a long time. The pandemic has further exposed and exacerbated the exploitation of migrant workers in p…
Experiencing Parenthood, Care and Spaces of Hospitality
Drawing on research conducted in Australia and the United Kingdom, this paper explores how parenting and care provision is entangled with, and thus produced through, consumption in hospitality venues. We examine how the socio-material practices of hospitality provision shape the enactment of parenting, alongside the way child-parent/consumer-provider interactions impact upon experiences of hospitality spaces. We argue that venues provide contexts…
Returning home empty handed
The crisis unleashed by COVID-19 has profoundly impacted the world of work, with many workers losing their jobs or with insufficient safety measures in place for those still in work. Migrant workers are among the precarious workforce that is employed in particularly affected sectors where they have been subjected to labour rights’ violations for a long time. The pandemic has further exposed and exacerbated the exploitation of migrant workers in p…
Moving the goalposts in Qatar
This article traces the process which led the state of Qatar to take steps towards reforming its labour laws that had historically severely restricted the rights and freedoms of migrant workers who make up the majority of its workforce. Our premise is that the 2022 World Cup served as a catalyst for Qatar to enact significant labour reforms due to a complex array of events harnessed by the actions of key actors, notably the global labour movement…
Criminality, chaos and corruption
This paper analyzes how policy-relevant actors understand the causes and effects of labor immigration to Malaysia, the country that receives the highest number of migrant workers in Southeast Asia. Whereas most research on international migration governance has focused on governance system outputs, this paper adopts an actor-centered perspective to investigate how actors narratively construct labor migration dynamics in Malaysia and how they conc…
Experiencing Parenthood, Care and Spaces of Hospitality
Drawing on research conducted in Australia and the United Kingdom, this paper explores how parenting and care provision is entangled with, and thus produced through, consumption in hospitality venues. We examine how the socio-material practices of hospitality provision shape the enactment of parenting, alongside the way child-parent/consumer-provider interactions impact upon experiences of hospitality spaces. We argue that venues provide contexts…
Experiencing Parenthood, Care and Spaces of Hospitality
Drawing on research conducted in Australia and the United Kingdom, this paper explores how parenting and care provision is entangled with, and thus produced through, consumption in hospitality venues. We examine how the socio-material practices of hospitality provision shape the enactment of parenting, alongside the way child-parent/consumer-provider interactions impact upon experiences of hospitality spaces. We argue that venues provide contexts…
The 2022 Fifa World Cup, the exploitation of migrant workers, and the role of transnational governing networks
Over the past decade, the eyes of the world have been increasingly drawn to the exploitative working and living conditions faced by the two million migrant workers in Qatar. This is due to Qatar hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a mega-sporting tournament that could offer the potential to catalyse progress on human and labour rights as the event is of 'high profile nature and global reach'
Returning home empty handed
The crisis unleashed by COVID-19 has profoundly impacted the world of work, with many workers losing their jobs or with insufficient safety measures in place for those still in work. Migrant workers are among the precarious workforce that is employed in particularly affected sectors where they have been subjected to labour rights’ violations for a long time. The pandemic has further exposed and exacerbated the exploitation of migrant workers in p…
Criminality, chaos and corruption
This paper analyzes how policy-relevant actors understand the causes and effects of labor immigration to Malaysia, the country that receives the highest number of migrant workers in Southeast Asia. Whereas most research on international migration governance has focused on governance system outputs, this paper adopts an actor-centered perspective to investigate how actors narratively construct labor migration dynamics in Malaysia and how they conc…
Moving the goalposts in Qatar
This article traces the process which led the state of Qatar to take steps towards reforming its labour laws that had historically severely restricted the rights and freedoms of migrant workers who make up the majority of its workforce. Our premise is that the 2022 World Cup served as a catalyst for Qatar to enact significant labour reforms due to a complex array of events harnessed by the actions of key actors, notably the global labour movement…
Silence, sacrifice, and subordination
This paper adopts an actor-centered perspective to investigate how gendered ideologies permeate migration narratives in Malaysia. It sheds light on how policy-relevant actors narratively construct the dynamics of female labor migration, with an emphasis on domestic worker migration. This research found the presence of narratives that construct women migrant domestic workers as “victims” of abuse who are in need of protection, often connected to t…
Learnings from co-production of an evaluation instrument in an Australian sport for positive youth development program
Mapping the players on/in the field of transnational policy networks
This paper analyses how transnational networks can be agents for policy change in the field of migrants’ rights by demonstrating how networks can cooperate to strategically use the wider institutional environment to push norm-violating States, and organisations, towards implementing policy changes. We show the conditions under which the hosting of a global mega-sports event - Qatar’s 2022 FIFA World Cup- can trigger transnational organising by a …
Political science (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · International Labor and Employment Law (2 works)