International Labor and Working-Class History, 2011
... In contrast, Zancanrini-Fournel and Artie`res trace the origin of May '68 to the 1961 De... more ... In contrast, Zancanrini-Fournel and Artie`res trace the origin of May '68 to the 1961 Decazeville coal strike, which led to the ... books challenge perceptions that the events of May '68 were isolated from previous and subsequent social and labor protest, and lay the groundwork for ...
Largely due to its conservative profile at the time, the U.S. labour movement
was largely absent ... more Largely due to its conservative profile at the time, the U.S. labour movement was largely absent from modern social movement literature as it developed in response to the new social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Recent labour mobilizations such as the Wisconsin uprising and the Chicago Teachers’ strike have been part of the current international cycle of protest that includes the Arab Spring, the antiausterity movements in Greece and Spain, and Occupy Wall Street. These struggles suggest that a new labour movement is emerging that shares many common features with new social movements. This article offers a general analysis of these and other contemporary labour struggles in light of contemporary modern social movement literature. It also critically reviews assumptions about the labour movement of the 1960s and 1970s and reexamines several social movement concepts.
During the Popular Front of the mid 1930s, the longstanding political identities of
French metal... more During the Popular Front of the mid 1930s, the longstanding political identities of
French metalworkers were significantly transformed. For decades metalworker political
identities had featured anti-patriotism and the rejection of cross-class alliances. But the
tenor of the mass mobilizations and electoral behavior of metalworkers during the
Popular Front reflected the emergence of a new political identity that combined class and
national identities and support for cross-class political alliances. Through a study of
metalworkers in the industrial city of Lyon this article argues that this new political
identity emerged out of the intersection of industrial social relations and political
opportunity structure.
The mass mobilizations against neo-liberal austerity drives that took place in Greece, France,
Sp... more The mass mobilizations against neo-liberal austerity drives that took place in Greece, France, Spain, and Madison, Wisconsin from 2010 into the summer of 2011 reflect deeply global forces and suggest several trends in contemporary global capitalism. These include an emerging pattern of inequality among member states of the European Union, deep alienation of workers from the Social Democracy and other traditional labor organizations who have championed neo-liberal economic policies and implemented austerity drives, and new forms of collective action.
International Labor and Working-Class History, 2011
... In contrast, Zancanrini-Fournel and Artie`res trace the origin of May '68 to the 1961 De... more ... In contrast, Zancanrini-Fournel and Artie`res trace the origin of May '68 to the 1961 Decazeville coal strike, which led to the ... books challenge perceptions that the events of May '68 were isolated from previous and subsequent social and labor protest, and lay the groundwork for ...
Largely due to its conservative profile at the time, the U.S. labour movement
was largely absent ... more Largely due to its conservative profile at the time, the U.S. labour movement was largely absent from modern social movement literature as it developed in response to the new social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Recent labour mobilizations such as the Wisconsin uprising and the Chicago Teachers’ strike have been part of the current international cycle of protest that includes the Arab Spring, the antiausterity movements in Greece and Spain, and Occupy Wall Street. These struggles suggest that a new labour movement is emerging that shares many common features with new social movements. This article offers a general analysis of these and other contemporary labour struggles in light of contemporary modern social movement literature. It also critically reviews assumptions about the labour movement of the 1960s and 1970s and reexamines several social movement concepts.
During the Popular Front of the mid 1930s, the longstanding political identities of
French metal... more During the Popular Front of the mid 1930s, the longstanding political identities of
French metalworkers were significantly transformed. For decades metalworker political
identities had featured anti-patriotism and the rejection of cross-class alliances. But the
tenor of the mass mobilizations and electoral behavior of metalworkers during the
Popular Front reflected the emergence of a new political identity that combined class and
national identities and support for cross-class political alliances. Through a study of
metalworkers in the industrial city of Lyon this article argues that this new political
identity emerged out of the intersection of industrial social relations and political
opportunity structure.
The mass mobilizations against neo-liberal austerity drives that took place in Greece, France,
Sp... more The mass mobilizations against neo-liberal austerity drives that took place in Greece, France, Spain, and Madison, Wisconsin from 2010 into the summer of 2011 reflect deeply global forces and suggest several trends in contemporary global capitalism. These include an emerging pattern of inequality among member states of the European Union, deep alienation of workers from the Social Democracy and other traditional labor organizations who have championed neo-liberal economic policies and implemented austerity drives, and new forms of collective action.
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was largely absent from modern social movement literature as it developed in response
to the new social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Recent labour mobilizations
such as the Wisconsin uprising and the Chicago Teachers’ strike have been part of
the current international cycle of protest that includes the Arab Spring, the antiausterity
movements in Greece and Spain, and Occupy Wall Street. These struggles
suggest that a new labour movement is emerging that shares many common features
with new social movements. This article offers a general analysis of these and other
contemporary labour struggles in light of contemporary modern social movement
literature. It also critically reviews assumptions about the labour movement of the
1960s and 1970s and reexamines several social movement concepts.
French metalworkers were significantly transformed. For decades metalworker political
identities had featured anti-patriotism and the rejection of cross-class alliances. But the
tenor of the mass mobilizations and electoral behavior of metalworkers during the
Popular Front reflected the emergence of a new political identity that combined class and
national identities and support for cross-class political alliances. Through a study of
metalworkers in the industrial city of Lyon this article argues that this new political
identity emerged out of the intersection of industrial social relations and political
opportunity structure.
Spain, and Madison, Wisconsin from 2010 into the summer of 2011 reflect deeply global forces and
suggest several trends in contemporary global capitalism. These include an emerging pattern of
inequality among member states of the European Union, deep alienation of workers from the
Social Democracy and other traditional labor organizations who have championed neo-liberal
economic policies and implemented austerity drives, and new forms of collective action.
was largely absent from modern social movement literature as it developed in response
to the new social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Recent labour mobilizations
such as the Wisconsin uprising and the Chicago Teachers’ strike have been part of
the current international cycle of protest that includes the Arab Spring, the antiausterity
movements in Greece and Spain, and Occupy Wall Street. These struggles
suggest that a new labour movement is emerging that shares many common features
with new social movements. This article offers a general analysis of these and other
contemporary labour struggles in light of contemporary modern social movement
literature. It also critically reviews assumptions about the labour movement of the
1960s and 1970s and reexamines several social movement concepts.
French metalworkers were significantly transformed. For decades metalworker political
identities had featured anti-patriotism and the rejection of cross-class alliances. But the
tenor of the mass mobilizations and electoral behavior of metalworkers during the
Popular Front reflected the emergence of a new political identity that combined class and
national identities and support for cross-class political alliances. Through a study of
metalworkers in the industrial city of Lyon this article argues that this new political
identity emerged out of the intersection of industrial social relations and political
opportunity structure.
Spain, and Madison, Wisconsin from 2010 into the summer of 2011 reflect deeply global forces and
suggest several trends in contemporary global capitalism. These include an emerging pattern of
inequality among member states of the European Union, deep alienation of workers from the
Social Democracy and other traditional labor organizations who have championed neo-liberal
economic policies and implemented austerity drives, and new forms of collective action.