Labor Politics in North Africa - After the Uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia

Drawing on extensive interviews, Hartshorn explains how labor became a revolutionary topic prior to the Arab Uprisings of 2010-2011.

List of contents

1. Trade union politics before and after the Arab uprisings; 2. Corporatist collapse in Egypt; 3. Egypt's failures to reconsolidate corporatism; 4. Corporatist collapse in Tunisia; 5. Tunisia's struggle to reconsolidate; 6. Constitutional crises and Islamist competition; 7. Conclusion.

About the author

Ian M. Hartshorn is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno. He holds a B.A. in Religion from Bucknell University and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a former co-chair of the Labor Politics Group of the American Political Science Association and a member of the Middle East Studies Association. His work has appeared in Political Research Quarterly, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Global Governance. His interests are in comparative political economy, labor movements, and transnational migration, and his current research looks at speech acts in the Middle East and refugee resettlement in the United States.

Summary

Prior to the Arab Uprisings of 2010–11, formerly quiescent trade unions became key sites of contention. Union politics across both Tunisia and Egypt were transformed. While Tunisia witnessed the apparent success of worker power, Egypt experienced economic crisis and repression. Drawing on extensive interviews, Hartshorn explains this phenomenon.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Hartshorn, Ian (University of Nevada Hartshorn, Ian M Hartshorn, Ian M. Hartshorn, Ian M. (University of Nevada Hartshorn
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108426022
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42602-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Trade Unions, Middle Eastern history, African History, North Africa, Political parties and party platforms