Joana Vassilopoulou
Biographic Data
| ID | 4083953 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joana Vassilopoulou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joana |
| FAMILY NAME | Vassilopoulou |
| SIGNATURE | VASSILOPOULOU J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brunel University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8854-3135 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Refugee Integration Industry
This paper theorises the refugee integration industry by examining how institutional configurations and stakeholder arrangements shape labour market integration outcomes for refugees in Germany and Turkey. Drawing on Spender's theory of industrial recipes, we conceptualise the integration industry as a network of public, private and third‐sector actors governed by competing logics of humanitarianism and market efficiency. Through a comparative ca…
Diversity and Precarious Work During Socio-Economic Upheaval
Existing research on the rise of precarious forms of employment has paid little attention to gender and diversity challenges. Yet precarious work has damaging effects for vulnerable demographics, with women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities more considerably affected. This volume unpacks this research and offers insights into the role of organizations in fostering inclusive change. It draws an awareness of precarious work and divers…
Populism as New Wine in Old Bottles in the Context of Germany
Populism in Germany is not a new phenomenon. For a long time, the alleged integration problems of Turkish workers in Germany have been at the center of the dominant discourse and academic studies. This paper demonstrates how ‘symbolic violence’ as collective habitus frames the human capital of Turks as deficient, a phenomenon which has prevailed even prior to the recent populist movements. Drawing on a company case study, interviews, and observat…
Guest editorial
The 'New' Migration for Work Phenomenon
This article examines the 'new' migration for work phenomenon gripping Southern Europe since the Global Financial Crisis struck in 2008, by focusing on the case of skilled Greeks migrating to Germany for work purposes. In applying Honneth's concept of emancipation to the domain of work, the article frames emancipation as a phenomenon which emerges from an individual's search for meaningful work and as a form of resistance to deteriorating institu…
The 'New' Migration for Work Phenomenon
This article examines the 'new' migration for work phenomenon gripping Southern Europe since the Global Financial Crisis struck in 2008, by focusing on the case of skilled Greeks migrating to Germany for work purposes. In applying Honneth's concept of emancipation to the domain of work, the article frames emancipation as a phenomenon which emerges from an individual's search for meaningful work and as a form of resistance to deteriorating institu…
Populism as New Wine in Old Bottles in the Context of Germany
Populism in Germany is not a new phenomenon. For a long time, the alleged integration problems of Turkish workers in Germany have been at the center of the dominant discourse and academic studies. This paper demonstrates how ‘symbolic violence’ as collective habitus frames the human capital of Turks as deficient, a phenomenon which has prevailed even prior to the recent populist movements. Drawing on a company case study, interviews, and observat…
Guest editorial
The 'New' Migration for Work Phenomenon
This article examines the 'new' migration for work phenomenon gripping Southern Europe since the Global Financial Crisis struck in 2008, by focusing on the case of skilled Greeks migrating to Germany for work purposes. In applying Honneth's concept of emancipation to the domain of work, the article frames emancipation as a phenomenon which emerges from an individual's search for meaningful work and as a form of resistance to deteriorating institu…
Populism as New Wine in Old Bottles in the Context of Germany
Populism in Germany is not a new phenomenon. For a long time, the alleged integration problems of Turkish workers in Germany have been at the center of the dominant discourse and academic studies. This paper demonstrates how ‘symbolic violence’ as collective habitus frames the human capital of Turks as deficient, a phenomenon which has prevailed even prior to the recent populist movements. Drawing on a company case study, interviews, and observat…
Guest editorial
Diversity and Precarious Work During Socio-Economic Upheaval
Existing research on the rise of precarious forms of employment has paid little attention to gender and diversity challenges. Yet precarious work has damaging effects for vulnerable demographics, with women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities more considerably affected. This volume unpacks this research and offers insights into the role of organizations in fostering inclusive change. It draws an awareness of precarious work and divers…
The Refugee Integration Industry
This paper theorises the refugee integration industry by examining how institutional configurations and stakeholder arrangements shape labour market integration outcomes for refugees in Germany and Turkey. Drawing on Spender's theory of industrial recipes, we conceptualise the integration industry as a network of public, private and third‐sector actors governed by competing logics of humanitarianism and market efficiency. Through a comparative ca…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works)