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Dr. Wike Been is an Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, specifically within the Department of Sociology. Their research focuses on labour sociology, particularly examining creative industries, digital transformation impacts on work, and migrant labour conditions. They investigate topics like labour market flexibilization, job quality, and collective bargaining dynamics across sectors such as the creative industries and temporary agency work.
Research interests include the interplay between digitalisation and meaningful work, precarity in creative sectors, and regulatory challenges in combating exploitation of migrant workers. Been has published extensively on earnings inequality in creative industries, pandemic-era labour market trends, and cross-national comparisons of labour representation in industries like the videogame sector.
Publications span peer-reviewed journals such as Cultural Trends, European Journal of Industrial Relations, and Italian Labour Law e-Journal, with a focus on sociological analyses of contemporary work dynamics. Their work often addresses policy implications for improving job quality and worker protections in evolving economic landscapes.
Been's academic contributions include studies on downward wage convergence, the resilience of wage-setting institutions in Europe, and the role of sectoral self-regulation in protecting vulnerable workers. They maintain an active research agenda exploring how digital transformation reshapes work structures and worker well-being.
