Gerrit J M Treuren
Biographic Data
| ID | 6192115 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerrit J M Treuren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerrit J M |
| FAMILY NAME | Treuren |
| SIGNATURE | TREUREN G J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6184-312X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The coloniality of employment selection processes: Black Africa-born migrants’ experiences of job-seeking in (White) Australia
Africa-born migrants in Australia, particularly those who are racialised Black, face significant challenges in securing employment that aligns with their qualifications and experience, leading to higher rates of unemployment and underemployment compared to other population groups. This study explores the employment-seeking experiences of Black Africa-born migrants in South Australia, focusing on how coloniality – understood as the enduring power …
We will start building from that”: Social capital, social networks and African migrants’ job‐seeking experiences in Australia
This article explores the job‐seeking experiences of Black African migrants in South Australia, focussing on the role played by social networks in labour market integration. While it has been long held that “who you know” matters when finding work, the quality and nature of interpersonal connections that can be put to use for job‐seeking purposes suggests that not all networks effectively leverage social capital when it comes to employment. This …
The gendered consequences of skill-discounting for migrants
Skill-discounting is the term often used to describe when the knowledge, qualifications and experience of migrants are assessed by employers as being less valuable than those of domestic job seekers. As a result of skill-discounting, migrants usually struggle to obtain employment comparable to their pre-migration job. Using analysis of covariance of the Continuous Survey of Australia’s Migrants dataset of 109,000 migrants collected between 2009 a…
State theory and the origins of federal arbitration legislation in Australia
Current accounts of the origins of Australian federal compulsory arbitration present contradictory or inadequate explanations of the array of social forces leading to the 1904 Conciliation and Arbitration Act. Using a methodology based on Skocpol and Aglietta, key issues of Australian arbitration are preliminarily identified through the application of an ideal type explanation of arbitration provided by Macintyre, Patmore and Bennett, set against…
We will start building from that”: Social capital, social networks and African migrants’ job‐seeking experiences in Australia
This article explores the job‐seeking experiences of Black African migrants in South Australia, focussing on the role played by social networks in labour market integration. While it has been long held that “who you know” matters when finding work, the quality and nature of interpersonal connections that can be put to use for job‐seeking purposes suggests that not all networks effectively leverage social capital when it comes to employment. This …
State theory and the origins of federal arbitration legislation in Australia
Current accounts of the origins of Australian federal compulsory arbitration present contradictory or inadequate explanations of the array of social forces leading to the 1904 Conciliation and Arbitration Act. Using a methodology based on Skocpol and Aglietta, key issues of Australian arbitration are preliminarily identified through the application of an ideal type explanation of arbitration provided by Macintyre, Patmore and Bennett, set against…
State theory and the origins of federal arbitration legislation in Australia
Current accounts of the origins of Australian federal compulsory arbitration present contradictory or inadequate explanations of the array of social forces leading to the 1904 Conciliation and Arbitration Act. Using a methodology based on Skocpol and Aglietta, key issues of Australian arbitration are preliminarily identified through the application of an ideal type explanation of arbitration provided by Macintyre, Patmore and Bennett, set against…
The gendered consequences of skill-discounting for migrants
Skill-discounting is the term often used to describe when the knowledge, qualifications and experience of migrants are assessed by employers as being less valuable than those of domestic job seekers. As a result of skill-discounting, migrants usually struggle to obtain employment comparable to their pre-migration job. Using analysis of covariance of the Continuous Survey of Australia’s Migrants dataset of 109,000 migrants collected between 2009 a…
We will start building from that”: Social capital, social networks and African migrants’ job‐seeking experiences in Australia
This article explores the job‐seeking experiences of Black African migrants in South Australia, focussing on the role played by social networks in labour market integration. While it has been long held that “who you know” matters when finding work, the quality and nature of interpersonal connections that can be put to use for job‐seeking purposes suggests that not all networks effectively leverage social capital when it comes to employment. This …
The coloniality of employment selection processes: Black Africa-born migrants’ experiences of job-seeking in (White) Australia
Africa-born migrants in Australia, particularly those who are racialised Black, face significant challenges in securing employment that aligns with their qualifications and experience, leading to higher rates of unemployment and underemployment compared to other population groups. This study explores the employment-seeking experiences of Black Africa-born migrants in South Australia, focusing on how coloniality – understood as the enduring power …
Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Arbitration (1 works) · Biology (1 works)