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