Social drinking and/or eating is both a common human behavior and a verified network generator from a variety of social network research around the world. Yet, its causal consequences are not well-established empirical evidence. To fill in this gap, the present study is designed to examine the causal effect of social drinking/eating networks (SDENs) on measures of generalized and institutional trust. Ongoing analysis of data from the 2017 module of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) shows that there is a great variation in both measures of trust and an individual’s frequency of attendance to SDEN occasions across the 30 ISSP member countries/regions in Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Tue, 02/10/2026, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
There is a popular English proverb: “cometh the hour, cometh the man,” the idea that right leaders will come to fore during times of uncertainty & crisis. Today this is indelibly linked to Churchill & his leadership during World War II. For many leaders across the world, “the hour” comes in times of market/business turmoil and now has come again with the COVID-19 pandemic. This talk not only grounds the topic in relevant research but uses international examples and cases to bring the topic ‘to life.’
Tue, 04/13/2021
Join Dr. Greg Distelhorst, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto for a conversation on "Order Overload? Demand Spikes and Labor Violations in Global Supply Chains. All are welcome.
Fri, 12/18/20
A Virtual Discussion and Q&A Hosted by the Center for Global Work and Employment. This event was held in cooperation with SMLR’s Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) and the Transatlantic Labor Institute (TLI).
Thu, 06/18/20
Online
SMLR Future of Work(ers) Series, presented in conjunction with the Center for Women and Work and the Education and Employment Research Center.
Thu, 03/26/2020
Acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke casts a compassionate eye on the daily loves, friendships and desperate dreams of the twenty-somethings from China's remote Provinces who come to live and work at Beijing's World Park, a bizarre cross-cultural pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center. Cosponsored along with the Rutgers SAS Signature Course "Global East Asia," Department of Geography, Confucius Institute, and Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
Thu, 02/27/2020
