Just Published — The Transformation of Discontent by Imre Szabó

November 23, 2024
The Transformation of Discontent by Imre Szabó

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Congratulations to IR Visiting Lecturer Imre Szabó on the recent publication of his new book, The Transformation of Discontent. The book is available for download on the CEU Library website.

 

“The Transformation of Discontent demonstrates that far from disappearing from the workplaces of the Global North, labor protest has merely changed character and now focuses on healthcare and education, with white-collar and white coat employees clashing with employers over wages, working conditions, and professional autonomy.

 

Based on in-depth case studies of protest campaigns in four European countries – Denmark, Germany, Hungary, and Ireland – this book explores the ways in which teachers, nurses, and medical doctors have developed a new repertoire of contention that unites their power to disrupt services with their duty to care for service users, such as patients, children, and older people.

 

A study of the changes to labor mobilization including new protagonists and a shift from mass strikes to duty-based protest, this volume considers the impact of public sector unions on the labor movement and their role in renewing labor’s power resources. It will be of interest to sociologists and scholars of political economy, social movements, public services, contentious politics, and employment relations.” (https://www.routledge.com/The-Transformation-of-Discontent-Labor-Protest-in-Healthcare-and-Education-Across-Europe/Szabo/p/book/9781032180359)

 

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