NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism
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- Author: Tamara Kay, Harvard University, Massachusetts
- Date Published: April 2011
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521762878
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When NAFTA went into effect in 1994, many feared it would intensify animosity among North American unions, lead to the scapegoating of Mexican workers and immigrants, and eclipse any possibility for cross-border labor cooperation. But far from polarizing workers, NAFTA unexpectedly helped stimulate labor transnationalism among key North American unions and erode union policies and discourses rooted in racism. The emergence of labor transnationalism in North America presents compelling political and sociological puzzles: how did NAFTA, the concrete manifestation of globalization processes in North America, help deepen labor solidarity on the continent? In addition to making the provocative argument that global governance institutions can play a pivotal role in the development of transnational social movements, this book suggests that globalization need not undermine labor movements: collectively, unions can help shape how the rules governing the global economy are made.
Read more- Based on over 140 interviews with U.S., Mexican and Canadian labor leaders - first study using data to track the emergence and trajectory of transnational labor relationships
- Compares variation in unions' response to NAFTA, i.e. why some unions embraced transnationalism and others did not
- Innovative synthesis of 'field theory' with a modified political opportunity theory
Awards
- Received an Honourable Mention for the ASA Sociology of Law Outstanding Book Award 2013
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- Date Published: April 2011
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521762878
- length: 338 pages
- dimensions: 231 x 157 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.56kg
- contains: 5 b/w illus. 9 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: NAFTA and labor transnationalism
Part I. The Emergence of Transnationalism:
2. Labor nationalism: diplomacy and distance among unions prior to NAFTA
3. NAFTA as catalyst: constituting transnational actors and interests
4. Constituting transnational labor rights
5. Seizing the opportunity NAFTA provided
Part II. Variations in Transnationalism:
6. Missing the opportunity NAFTA provided
7. Explaining variation in the emergence of labor transnationalism
Part III. Conclusions:
8. Global governance and labor transnationalism.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Social Movements
- Social Movements and Social Protest
- Sociology of Work and Employment
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