3 datasets

ZivaHub + Deakin Research Online + DMU Figshare + UCL Research Data Repository2026 · dataset

This thesis explores the development of a grassroots political movement among formerly enslaved people in the U.S. South during the Civil War, primarily in the refugee or “contraband” camps that were established in Union-held territory over the course of the conflict. The Black population of the South acted on anti-slavery convictions learned during their time in bondage by carrying out self-emanc

ZivaHub + Deakin Research Online + DMU Figshare2026 · dataset

<p>This dissertation investigates the presence and persistence of caste and business communities within the governance of the Indian corporate economy in the long twentieth century. Framing it within the broader economic history literature on informal institutions and their economic role in the development of capitalism, the research is motivated by the historical scholarship proffering the declin

ZivaHub2026 · dataset

The growth of gig work over the last decade is partly due to the nature of innovative work arrangements making labour available on demand and for assignment-based activities through apps and digital platforms that enhance access and remote work capability. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), such work is largely found in the informal economy that escapes formal employment arrangements and regulations. As