{"product_id":"transformation-of-discontent","title":"Transformation of Discontent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Transformation of Discontent\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56496009806168,"sku":"9781032208381","price":52.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032208381.jpg?v=1771668951","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/transformation-of-discontent","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}