TY - JOUR
T1 - Counteracting factors
T2 - The unmaking and remaking of working classes in Europe
AU - Schmidt, Ingo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden.
PY - 2015/1/5
Y1 - 2015/1/5
N2 - Drawing on the works of E. P. Thompson, Beverly Silver, and Rosa Luxemburg this article explores the unmaking of European working classes from the 1970s until today. This unmaking was a response to the challenges that labour and new social movements represented to capital rule from the late 1960s until the later 1970s. Yet, the success of weakening workers by unmaking the social fabric and the institutions upon which their bargaining power rested produces discontent and resistance. The article also addresses the question whether workers' experiences in diverse acts of resistance are laying the foundation for the making of new working classes in Europe.
AB - Drawing on the works of E. P. Thompson, Beverly Silver, and Rosa Luxemburg this article explores the unmaking of European working classes from the 1970s until today. This unmaking was a response to the challenges that labour and new social movements represented to capital rule from the late 1960s until the later 1970s. Yet, the success of weakening workers by unmaking the social fabric and the institutions upon which their bargaining power rested produces discontent and resistance. The article also addresses the question whether workers' experiences in diverse acts of resistance are laying the foundation for the making of new working classes in Europe.
KW - experiences
KW - neoliberal restructuring
KW - social movements
KW - Working classes
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U2 - 10.1163/15691497-12341336
DO - 10.1163/15691497-12341336
M3 - Journal Article
AN - SCOPUS:84924052475
SN - 1569-1500
VL - 14
SP - 129
EP - 145
JO - Perspectives on Global Development and Technology
JF - Perspectives on Global Development and Technology
IS - 1-2
ER -