Neva Löw

(she/her)
Doctorate in Political Sciences, University of Kassel
neva[at]loew[dot]at

Biography

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I am a political scientist with experience in European politics, labor, employment and migration. I am currently a research associate at the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI) of the Hans Böckler Foundation. My research interests include policy advocacy related to the future of work, labor inequity, and migrant labor. My current research focuses on trade union renewal strategies, labor and industrial relations, migrant organization, global supply chains, and labor economics. I primarily conduct qualitative or mixed methods research. I work in German, English, and French.

Experience

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1. Intern, Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour, Brussels, [08/2012 – 02/2013]

2. Research Associate, Austrian Society for European Politics, Vienna, [03/2013 – 11/2014]

3. Policy Officer, Austrian Trade Union Federation, Brussels, [01/2014 – 01/2016]

4. Lecturer, University of Kassel, Institute of Political Science, Kassel, [10/2017 – 03/2019]

5. Research Fund Management, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Dusseldorf, [09/2021 – 09/2022]

6. Research Associate, Insitute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Dusseldorf, [02/2024 – now]

Books

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1. Wir leben hier und wir bleiben hier, die Sans Papiers im Kampf um ihre Rechte, Westfählisches Dampfboot, 2013
   Title in English: We live here and we will stay here, the Sans Papiers in a struggle for their rights
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2. Solidarität und ihre Widersprüche, Gewerkschaften im Sommer der Migration 2015, transcript, 2023
   Title in English: Solidarity and its contradictions, labor unions in the Summer of Migration 2015
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Journal Articles and Book Chapters

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1. Challenging Infrastructures of Domestic Labor: Implication for Labor Organizing in Lebanon and Belgium, Journal of Labor and Society, 2019,
   with Mouna Maaroufi
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2. Österreichische Gewerkschaften im Sommer der Migration, Kurswechsel, 2019,
   Title in English: Austrian Trade Unions in the Summer of Migration
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3. Arbeitskämpfe im Migrationsregime nach 2015: Ein Streik bei Amazon, transcript, 2021
   Title in English: Labor Struggles in the Migration Regime after 2015: a Strike at Amazon
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4. Trade Unions in Solidarity 2015: Testimonials from the German and Austrian Trade Union Movement, In B. Galgóczi (Ed.) Betwixt and between: integrating refugees into the EU labour market, Brussels, ETUI, 2021
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Fellowships

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1. Visiting Fellow, Interculturalism, Migration and Minorities Research Centre at KU Leuven, Leuven [01/2016 – 01/2017]

2. Visiting Fellow, School of Industrial Relations and Labor, Cornell University, New York State - Ithaca [01/2019 – 03/2019]

3. Visiting Fellow, The Worker Institute at Cornell, New York City [04/2019]

4. Visiting Fellow and Trainee, European Trade Union Institute, Brussels [09/2020 – 12/2020]