Beyond Strikes? Regime and Repertoire of Workers' Protests in Poland 2004-2016

• Autorzy: Piotr Płucienniczak , Katarzyna Rakowska , Daniel Płatek , Dariusz Szklarczyk
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

There is an ongoing debate on the changes in the activity of the labour movement in Europe: whether strikes are still the dominant form of action or were they supplanted by demonstrations and civil activism. The question is urgent in countries such as Poland where the number of registered strikes is very low. We verify the hypothesis that the labour movement in Poland shifts from the labour rights to civil rights model of contention in five dimensions: the scale of protest, mobilizing structures, repertoire, claims, and addressees. To avoid pitfalls of relying on official strike data, we use protest event analysis to gather data on workers' protest from the national press. The conclusion is that the official data on strikes does not reveal the full scope of protest but work stoppages remain the dominant form of action. Results question the reliance on the official strike data to measure labour movement activity. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Labour; Strikes

PL

Praca; Strajki

• Czasopismo: Polish Sociological Review
• Rocznik: 2022
• Numer: nr 2 (218)
• Strony: 169--185

Twórcy

autor

Piotr Płucienniczak

• Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

autor

Katarzyna Rakowska

• University of Warsaw

autor

Daniel Płatek

• Polish Academy of Sciences

autor

Dariusz Szklarczyk

• Jagiellonian University

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DOI

10.26412/psr218.02