Trade Unions and Arab Revolutions - The Tunisian Case of Ugtt

This volume will be of key reading interest to scholars and researchers of social movements, labour movements, organizational studies, political transitions and Arab revolutions and also likely to be of interest to practitioners especially among activists, unionists and advocates within civil society.

List of contents

1. The Tunisian General Labor Union: A Uniquely Tunisian Organization
2. Unionists Recount the December 17, 2010 Uprising From the Outbreak of the Revolt to Efforts to Organize the Movement
3. The UGTT's Polarizing Role During the Transition
4. The Tabarka Congress: Revolutionary Zeal Tests the UGTT's Unity
5. The UGTT as a Counterbalance
Conclusion: Lessons Learned from the UGTT's Role in the Revolution

About the author

Hèla Yousfi is an Associate professor in the Department of attachment at Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL Research University, France.

Summary

This volume will be of key reading interest to scholars and researchers of social movements, labour movements, organizational studies, political transitions and Arab revolutions and also likely to be of interest to practitioners especially among activists, unionists and advocates within civil society.

Product details

• Authors: Hela Yousfi, Hèla Yousfi, Hela (Department of Attachment At Dauphine Yousfi, Hela (Department of attachment at Dauphine University Yousfi, Hela (Department of Attachment at Dauphine University France) Yousfi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2017
• EAN: 9781138232051
• ISBN: 978-1-138-23205-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Routledge Research in Employment Relations; Routledge Research in Employment Relations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, HISTORY / Africa / North, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Trade Unions, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutionary groups & movements, Tunisia, African History, c 2010 to c 2020, c 2010 to c 2019, Revolutionary groups and movements, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / Unions, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions