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Russian youth in the labour market: "portfolioability" as the new desire and demand
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Abstract This article contributes to the debate about portfolio and organizational careers and presents the results of qualitative research of Russian young employees. During perestroika, Soviet career structures were almost completely destroyed. This led to the fact that working population of post-Soviet Ru... view more
This article contributes to the debate about portfolio and organizational careers and presents the results of qualitative research of Russian young employees. During perestroika, Soviet career structures were almost completely destroyed. This led to the fact that working population of post-Soviet Russia had to adapt to new structures and/or create new conditions to be able to work and to ensure security. Such local uncertainty and instability coincided with intensive globalisation of the national economy and society, which had an even stronger effect: local instability combined with global instability.The analysis of biographical interviews demonstrated that a lot of young Russians on contemporary labour market can be characterised by portfolioability - a property that unites young professionals with different type of employment. We mean by this term a kind of attitude towards work typical for Russian youth, which reflects inner flexibility, experience, transferable skills and multiple employment practices. Moreover, it is portfolioability that in some cases becomes a resource to improve security/confidence concerning the labour market, as well as to develop agency. Besides, the lack of portfolioability results in a more vulnerable position and dependence on conditions.... view less
Keywords
Russia; youth; labor market
Classification
Sociology of the Youth, Sociology of Childhood
Labor Market Policy
Free Keywords
career; portfolioability
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 29-44
Journal
Studies of Transition States and Societies, 8 (2016) 3
ISSN
1736-8758
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed