https://booksandideas.net// Books & Ideas is the English-language mirror website of La Vie des Idées, a free online journal which has gained a large readership and established itself in France as a major place for intellectual debate since 2007. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://booksandideas.net/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH68/siteon0-04014.png?1675949311 https://booksandideas.net// 68 144 https://booksandideas.net/Pits-and-Perverts https://booksandideas.net/Pits-and-Perverts 2025-01-16T07:30:00Z text/html en Marc Lenormand History strike workers United Kingdom <span class="caps">LGBT</span> Cairn.info <p>The encounter between British miners and gay and lesbian activists during the strikes of 1984-85 was explored in the celebrated film Pride. A historian looks back at this memorable period and reveals the continuities between the two movements.</p> https://booksandideas.net/A-Brazilian-Tale-of-Two-Dimes https://booksandideas.net/A-Brazilian-Tale-of-Two-Dimes 2014-07-07T07:00:00Z text/html en Paulo Edgar da Rocha Resende & Geraldo Adriano Godoy de Campos political representation Brazil strike reform political party <p>The current strikes and mass protests in Brazil are part of a global wave of struggles against traditional political institutions and the notion of leadership. This essay highlights the absence of any clear political project answering the demands coming from the streets.</p> https://booksandideas.net/Fighting-for-a-Fair-Wage https://booksandideas.net/Fighting-for-a-Fair-Wage 2013-03-07T08:29:23Z text/html en Chloé Froissart Society China strike labour <p>This essay analyzes the major strike that occurred at the Nanhai Honda factory in Guangdong province in 2010, as well as subsequent strikes that followed its example. It traces the evolution of strike dynamics in China from the early 2000s to the present. One trend stands out in particular: a shift from law consciousness to rights consciousness.</p> https://booksandideas.net/When-the-Check-Out-Staff-Checked https://booksandideas.net/When-the-Check-Out-Staff-Checked 2012-07-06T06:40:12Z text/html en Sophie Bernard Society France social justice strike distribution mobilization Florence Gould Foundation <p>Whilst staff working conditions in the supermarket industry have often been criticised by the media and social scientists alike, supermarket distribution nevertheless remains a sector largely untouched by mass worker mobilisation. In her work, Marlène Benquet shares her account of an unlikely supermarket strike, following the events as they unfolded.</p>