Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Belgrade
Received: April 4, 2023
Revision received: April 23, 2023
Accepted: April 29, 2023
UDK: 331.101/.102(4) 331.5(4)
Pages: 21-40
Precarious employment is a growing phenomenon in many countries, and it has significant economic, social, and political implications. The article examines the predictors of precarious employment in Serbia, Germany, and Croatia using data from the IX round European Social Survey. The study employs a comparative analysis approach, drawing on the world-systems theory, to identify the underlying factors that contribute to the precarious position of the working population in these three countries. While certain predictors, such as age, appear to be important determinants of precariousness in all three countries, there are also differences that reflect the historical development of capitalist social relations in peripheral positions. Additionally, the organizational dimension of precariousness was found to be an important predictor of precarious employment in all three countries. On the other hand, while the absence of trade union membership, the size of the work organization, and citizenship are identified as statistically significant predictors of precarious employment, these factors do not consistently predict precariousness across all observed countries.
KEY WORDS: precariat / precarious employment / Serbia / Germany / Croatia / European Social Survey (ESS)
