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Labour and democracy in the Maghreb : the Moroccan and Tunisian trade unions in the 2011 Arab Uprisings
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Feltrin, Lorenzo (2019) Labour and democracy in the Maghreb : the Moroccan and Tunisian trade unions in the 2011 Arab Uprisings. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 40 (1). pp. 42-64. doi:10.1177/0143831X18780316 ISSN 0143-831X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831X18780316
Abstract
This article focuses on the part played by Moroccan and Tunisian labour in the 2011 Arab Uprisings and their outcomes, aiming to add fresh evidence to the long-standing debate over the place of social classes in democratisation processes. In Morocco, most labour confederations supported a new constitution that did not alter the undemocratic nature of the political system. In Tunisia, instead, rank-and-file trade unionists successfully rallied the single labour confederation in support of the popular mobilisations, eventually contributing to democratisation. The most important facilitating factor for these divergent processes and outcomes was the different level of working-class power existing in the two countries. On the eve of the Uprisings, working-class power was higher in Tunisia than in Morocco and this enabled Tunisian workers to mobilise more effectively. Democratisation in Tunisia, however, has so far failed to address the demands for social justice that were at the core of the Uprisings.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JQ Political institutions (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Democratization -- Africa, North, Labor unions -- Africa, North, Arab Spring, 2010-, Political culture -- Africa, North | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Economic and Industrial Democracy | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0143-831X | ||||||||
Official Date: | 1 February 2019 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 40 | ||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 42-64 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0143831X18780316 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Feltrin, L. (2019). Labour and democracy in the Maghreb: The Moroccan and Tunisian trade unions in the 2011 Arab Uprisings. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 40(1), 42–64. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X18780316 Copyright © 2019 The Author). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. Additionally, please provide a link to the appropriate DOI for the published version of the Contribution on the SAGE Journals website http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831X18780316 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 19 August 2019 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 19 August 2019 | ||||||||
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