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- ItemAn ethical populism in Education Struggles: The media campaigns of the NZEI teacher union(University of Malta, 11/01/2019) Salter L
- ItemASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ETHICAL POPULISM: THE MEDIA CAMPAIGNS OF THE NZEI TEACHER UNION(11/01/2019) Salter LWhile commonly referred to in the pejorative register due to its recent links with the far-right, the work of Ernesto Laclau and his followers has sought to re-claim populism for the progressive left. Rather than necessarily the site of an irrational and reactionary politics, Laclau conceived populism as an ‘articulatory logic’ which can potentially carry any ideology. This paper argues, through a discussion of recent media campaigns of the NZEI teacher union, that populism is a potentially useful strategy for leftist educational activists. Through clearly marking the boundaries between neoliberalism and a progressive educational ethos, the logic brings together teachers, parents and the wider public around shared cultural values. While there are ethical issues associated with a strategy which encourages simplification and the exclusion of an Other, I argue that these concerns can be mitigated against through the grounding of campaigns in widely shared ethical principles and the provision of accessible online spaces. Further, there is no ‘who’ which is excluded, but a ‘what’: a globally hegemonic system which itself has inflicted much social harm.
- ItemExclusion and inaction: Academic precariat experiences of union representation in Aotearoa New Zealand(2023-10-19) Salter L; Roy R; Oldfield L; Simpson A
- ItemExperiences of Digital Technology for Home Support Workers – The need for a human centered approach(2023-05-09) Salter L; Vonk L; Fromm A
- ItemExperiences with COVID-19 Among Gig Workers(2022-03-15) Salter L; Dutta MCurrently, little is known about the experiences of gig workers in Aotearoa New Zealand, including the nature and quality of their day-to-day work, or how they have negotiated the disruption and risk brought to bear by the COVID-19 pandemic. Largely erased from the conceptual frameworks examining gig work are the voices of workers. This white paper takes a Culture-Centered Approach (CCA) to gig work, seeking to co-create voice infrastructures in partnership with gig workers, attending to the classed, raced, gendered nature of gig work, and the ways in which the structural characteristics of gig work which ingrain precarity are exacerbated by the pandemic. Drawing on 25 in-depth interviews with participants who are currently or have recently worked as rideshare or food delivery gig workers, this report argues that platformed work - organised and mediated through an online platform or app, is structurally distinct from traditional forms of work.
