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Nuevas formas de acción política: el caso de las empresas recuperadas por sus propios trabajadores
New forms of political action: the case of companies taken over by their employees
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Abstract Framed in Communitarian Social Psychology, this study examines the Argentine experience of worker takeovers. Such takeovers had their origin in the crisis that the country faced in the late 90s. We analyze what the takeover meant to the workers in terms of their subjective identity. Their collective... view more
Framed in Communitarian Social Psychology, this study examines the Argentine experience of worker takeovers. Such takeovers had their origin in the crisis that the country faced in the late 90s. We analyze what the takeover meant to the workers in terms of their subjective identity. Their collective action presents an alternative to the usual triad of rights: to exist, to work, & to receive support. It displays new forms of agency & resistance to unemployment & its negative social labelling. Focussing on two workers' cooperatives, we examine the main changes in individuals' identity, in their organization among themselves, as they try to survive in the market. Finally, we examine points of contact & difference between these workers' struggles & new social movements in their relation to community & State.... view less
Classification
Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Free Keywords
Social Movements; Resistance; Political Action; Workers; Cooperatives; Employee takeovers
Document language
Spanish
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
p. 90-102
Journal
Athenea Digital: Revista de Pensamiento e Investigacion Social (2006) 10
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
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