Labour Market Transformations and New Forms of Employment

This research area pays particular attention to gender inequalities, youth employment, the impact of migration, and changes in the quantity and quality of employment, adopting a comparative perspective within the European context.

A more recent strand of labour market research focuses on the role of social capital in labour market entry and career development. The study of social capital and its unequal distribution, together with research into the influence of social networks on employment trajectories, constitutes an important area of our research.

Research in this field focuses on:

• The study of employment and working conditions, taking into account factors such as the division of labour, migration and gender inequalities.
• Young people’s access to the labour market and their employment trajectories.
• Transformations in employment, with particular attention to similarities and differences across the European Union.