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The recent financial crisis 2008-2014 and the likely crisis that will follow the Covid19 pandemic have shown the need to go beyond the traditional theories on labour market segmentation. In this article, we propose the theoretical model Multicategorial-Scale Dualization (DSM). Instead of conceiving the dualization as a binary combination of insiders/outsiders, the model here proposed explores different dimensions of marginalization along with a continuum of job positions. Stemming from a comparative analysis of Eurostat and OECD indicators, we analyse the dualization in four Southern European countries (Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece). We then focus on the Italian case through an intersectional analysis, with the aim of showing the heuristic capacity of the DSM model for studying nonstandard work in the Southern European model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to the ongoing Covid-crisis, the number of workers benefiting from short-time work schemes was high, especially during lockdowns, another large group of workers started working from home, and others, unfortunately, lost their jobs. The current situation is unprecedented, because it is the only global recession driven solely by a pandemic and the decrease in life expectancy is the worst since World War II. This article first shows that the literature on the socioeconomic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic does not say much about working poverty. Applying a theoretical model presented in 2018 based on the four mechanisms that lead to working poverty (at the household level), this article considers the potential short- and mid-term implications of the pandemic for the working poor in Europe. It also proposes conceptual reflections about which working poverty indicators may improve our understanding of what has unfolded since the pandemic began. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A growing number of publications in Italian are focusing on remote work, especially after the lockdown forced thousands of workers to perform their jobs away from their office. However, there is little research in Italian that approaches the topic from a gender perspective. Through its literature review, the contribution challenges the idea that remote work improves the balance between different times of living and reduces gender inequalities. The article argues that it is necessary to contextualize remote work, because in asymmetrical gender regimes such as in Italy, this modality can deepen the traditional gender division of labour. The contribution revisits the notions used in the literature to refer to remote work and work-life balance from a gender perspective. Thereafter, it studies and contextualizes the impact that remote work has on the balance between times of living. Finally, the conclusion identifies areas in which further research is needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Covid-19 has been imposing a stress-test of extraordinary proportions on public administrations and their administrative capacity. This article will both address the main challenges, external and internal (organizational), that public administrations are facing during the pandemic, and by doing so, it will analyse administrative performance in light of the difficulties faced. This article proposes four different types of performance evaluation, not mutually exclusive, combining innovative/conservative management with stable/unstable context. If used proactively, performance evaluation can contribute to strengthen the administrative capacity, meant as the ability to analyse and interpret changes in the policy context, to face people's needs in response to a crisis. Finally, this article proposes a checklist aimed at adapting performance evaluation to uncertainty and supporting burgeoning innovation processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]