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From Deliveroo to Amazon, digital platforms have drastically
transformed the way we work. But how are these transformations
being received and challenged by workers? This book provides a
radical interpretation of the changing nature of worker movements
in the digital age, developing an invaluable approach that combines
social movement studies and industrial relations. Using case
studies taken from Europe and North America, it offers a
comparative perspective on the mobilizing trajectories of different
platform workers and their distinct organizational forms and action
repertoires. This is an innovative book that offers a complete view
of the new labour conflicts in the platform economy.
Drawing on neo-institutionalist and social movement approaches,
this book analyses the impact that recent student mobilizations
have brought about within Italian and English universities in terms
of student services, curriculum organization, and governance
structures. Arguing that the university context is central to
explaining the variety and diversity of this impact, the author
examines the effects of the type of governance on the strategies
and tactics of the students and the responses of the challenged,
considering the differences that exist between Italy, where
universities are largely run by academics, and England, where
universities tend to be governed by academic managers.
Drawing on neo-institutionalist and social movement approaches,
this book analyses the impact that recent student mobilizations
have brought about within Italian and English universities in terms
of student services, curriculum organization, and governance
structures. Arguing that the university context is central to
explaining the variety and diversity of this impact, the author
examines the effects of the type of governance on the strategies
and tactics of the students and the responses of the challenged,
considering the differences that exist between Italy, where
universities are largely run by academics, and England, where
universities tend to be governed by academic managers.
Using new research on higher education in the UK, Canada, Chile and
Italy, this rigorous comparative study investigates key episodes of
student protests against neoliberal policies and practices in
today's universities. As well as examining origins and outcomes of
higher education reforms, the authors set these waves of
demonstrations in the wider contexts of student movements,
political activism and social issues, including inequality and
civil rights. Offering sophisticated new theoretical arguments
based on fascinating empirical work, the insights and conclusions
revealed in this original study are of value to anyone with an
interest in social, political and related studies.
This book inquires into the global wave of student mobilizations
that have arisen in the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2008,
accounting for their historical and sociological significance. More
specifically, its eleven chapters explore the role of students as
political actors: their ability to build effective organizations,
to make political alliances with other actors, and to win public
consensus, as well as their impact on cultural, political, and
policy outcomes. To do so, the volume examines case studies in
England, Chile, South Africa, Quebec, and Hong Kong, covering
Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and Latin America. Grouped into two
major sections, the collection covers the organizational structures
of student movements and their alliances and outcomes. Ultimately,
this volume examines the understudied political aspects of student
unrest, exploring how student mobilizations-driven by indebtedness,
precariousness, the corporatization of the university, and other
issues-correspond to larger processes of change with wider
implications in society.
This book inquires into the global wave of student mobilizations
that have arisen in the aftermath of the economic crisis of 2008,
accounting for their historical and sociological significance. More
specifically, its eleven chapters explore the role of students as
political actors: their ability to build effective organizations,
to make political alliances with other actors, and to win public
consensus, as well as their impact on cultural, political, and
policy outcomes. To do so, the volume examines case studies in
England, Chile, South Africa, Quebec, and Hong Kong, covering
Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and Latin America. Grouped into two
major sections, the collection covers the organizational structures
of student movements and their alliances and outcomes. Ultimately,
this volume examines the understudied political aspects of student
unrest, exploring how student mobilizations-driven by indebtedness,
precariousness, the corporatization of the university, and other
issues-correspond to larger processes of change with wider
implications in society.
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