Research background: The precarious employment in non-governmental organizations has not been the subject of thorough scientific considerations so far. Meanwhile, dominance flexible forms an organization evokes a sense instability, insecurity and uncertainty among employees. It weakens relationship between staff organization, which, by providing employees with prospects for permanent employment...

Despite the diversity of entry points into academia, little research exists examining experiences and impact precarious employment at different life stages. Drawing on interviews with 19 academics employed casually or fixed-term contracts in Australian universities, this paper illustrates how is experienced career Using Foucauldian understandings power discourse alongside a life-course sociolog...