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Social Movement and Unionism in France: A Case for Revitalization?

Labor Studies Journal, 2010
From the mid-1990s onwards, France has been rocked by ongoing social protests. This article considers whether and how these protests provide a strategic context for the “revitalization” of labor organizations. After providing insights into the French industrial relations system, particular attention is given to three cases: the organizing of unemployed
Le Queux, Stéphane, Sainsaulleu, Ivan
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South Korean Trade Union Movement at the Crossroads: A Critique of “Social-Movement” Unionism

Critical Sociology, 2007
This paper is a critique of the social movement unionism (SMU) theory. Arguing that characteristics of social movement unions reflect the very contradictory nature of unions under capitalism, it renders a view that the SMU theory romanticizes so-called social movement type unions (the COSATU in South Africa, the CUT in Brazil, and the KCTU in South ...
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Social-movement Unionism in Theory and in Sweden

Social Movement Studies, 2006
Many union leaders and observers of unionism in industrially advanced countries have recently argued for stronger links between unions and social movements but their arguments leave the nature of social movements underspecified. This article reviews the literature on social movements and argues in favour of a minimalist theory of the social actor ...
Andrew Vandenberg
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Social Movement Unionism or Trade Unions as Social Movements

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 2008
Peter Fairbrother
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Swedish Trade Unionism: A Renewed Social Movement?

open access: yesEconomic and Industrial Democracy, 2012
Claims as to the emergence of a new phase of unionism - social movement unionism - returning to its original 'counter-cultural roots', are closely allied with the claims as to a 'new labour internationalism' that is a significant break from the ...
Magnus Wennerhag   +2 more
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