Theoretical Framing - Volume 3

The raison d’etre of informality studies: an introduction

The raison d’etre of informality studies: an introduction by Alena Ledeneva || University College London, UK

Being born

Introduction: reproduction and emotional ambivalence by Michele Rivkin-Fish || University of North Carolina, USA

Growing up

Introduction: a psychological perspective on socialisation by Thomas Tsichtis || Alumnus, London School of Economics, UK

Adjusting to the digital age

Introduction: digitally mediated (mis)trust by:

A) James Maguire || IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark

B) Kristoffer Albris || Center for Social Data Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Getting married

Introduction: marriage and informality by Péter Berta || Honorary Research Associate, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UCL

Belonging and social exclusion

Introduction: gender, social exclusion and the dark side of informal networks by:

A) Sven Horak || St. John’s University, New York, USA

B) Fadi Alsarhan || ISC Paris Business School, Paris, France

Alternative currencies of support

Introduction: sharing norms by Elodie Douarin || University College London, UK

Gaining an advantage

Introduction: trickster by Mark Lipovetsky || Columbia University, New York, USA

Informal income

Introduction: informal economy by Colin C. Williams || Management School, University of Sheffield, UK

Becoming an entrepreneur

Introduction: entrepreneurship by Abel Polese || School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland

Living on the edge

Introduction: triangulating ethnicity, networks and migration by Endre Sik || Centre for Social Studies and ELTE University, Hungary

Settling in

Introduction: informal housing and beyond by:

Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Vanessa Boanada-Fuchs || St. Gallen Institute of Management in Latin America, Switzerland

Engaging politically

Introduction: political participation by Uta Staiger || European Institute, UCL, UK

Ageing power

Introduction: demystifying ageing and power by:

A) Gemma Carney || Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland

B) Mia Gray || Cambridge University, UK

Informal care and the end

Introduction: elderly care and ambivalence by Elena Zdravomyslova || European University at St. Petersburg, Russia

Concluding remarks: the Big Three and informality

Concluding remarks: the Big Three and informality by Jan Nederveen Pieterse || Distinguished Professor and Mellichamp Chair in Globalization, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA