Labour Internationalism in the Global South - The Sigtur Initiative

An analysis of labour internationalism that explores in depth the experience of the Southern Initiative on Globalisation and Trade Union Rights (SIGTUR).

Table des matières

1. Six faces of labour internationalism; 2. The national prism; 3. The global prism; 4. The origins and faces of SIGTUR; 5. Building the SIGTUR identity and community; 6. SIGTUR's mobilising structures and repertoire; 7. Evolving labour internationalisms; Bibliography; Index.

A propos de l'auteur

Robert O'Brien is Professor of Political Science at McMaster University, Ontario. He is a founding and consulting editor of the online open access Global Labour Journal, and author of several books, including Contesting Global Governance (with Anne Marie Goetz, Jan Aart Scholte, and Marc Williams, Cambridge, 2000).

Résumé

An analysis of labour internationalism that explores in depth the experience of the Southern Initiative on Globalisation and Trade Union Rights (SIGTUR). This book will interest anyone concerned with the role of labour in the global economy, economic justice, global social movements, and internationalism.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Robert O'Brien, Robert (McMaster University O'Brien, Robert O''brien, Robert (Mcmaster University O''brien, O'Brien Robert
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108480918
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48091-8
• Pages: 238
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Economie publique; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Political activism, Labour / income economics, Labour Economics, Sociology: work & labour, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Sociology: work and labour, Employment & Labour Law, International Organisations & Institutions, Employment and labour law: general, Political activism / Political engagement