Past Projects
Social isolation, third places, and precarious employment circumstances: A scoping review
This scoping review focused on the following question: what is known about the types and characteristics of third places that help maintain social connectedness and address social isolation for adults experiencing precarious employment? Interdisciplinary peer-reviewed articles published between 2012 and 2022 addressing this question were reviewed (N=24).
Possibilities and boundaries in the socio-political shaping of unemployment
This collaborative ethnographic study, done in one Canadian and one U.S. city, critically examined the implications of an individualizing approach to long-term unemployment at the levels of service provision and everyday life. We aimed to generate knowledge that could create more just, humane and effective ways of supporting persons experiencing long-term unemployment, not only in the domain of employment but also within the range of occupations important to individual, family and community well-being.
Shaping the modern retiree
This qualitative study utilized critical discourse analysis and critical narrative inquiry to examine the discursive re-shaping and narrative negotiation of retirement within the Canadian context.
