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Covid and change

Covid: Laurie Taylor explores the political economy of the pandemic and its impact on our working and home lives.

Covid: Laurie Taylor explores the impact of the pandemic on our working and home lives. Will Davies, Professor in Political Economy at Goldsmiths, University of London, suggests it has revealed the politics of our economy, offering prosperity to some and hardships to others. He’s joined by Heejung Chung, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Kent, whose research explores the impact of Covid on flexible working . Has it led to a more equal division of labour for heterosexual couples or entrenched existing inequalities?

Producer: Jayne Egerton

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29 minutes

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Mon 23 May 202200:15
BBC Radio 4

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Guests and Further Reading

Will Davies, Professor of Political Economy at Goldsmiths, University of London

Unprecedented? How Covid-19 revealed the politics of our economy by Will Davies, Sahi Jai Dutta, Nick Taylor and Martina Tazzioli (Goldsmiths, University of London)


Heejung Chung, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Kent

The Flexibility Paradox: Why Flexible Working Leads to (Self-)Exploitation by Heejung Chung (Policy Press)

Covid-19: Flexible Working and Implications for Gender Equality in the United Kingdom by Heejung Chung, Holly Birkett, Sarah Forbes and Hyojin Seo in Gender and Society (March 2021)

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  • Wed 18 May 202216:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 23 May 202200:15
    BBC Radio 4

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