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Contesting Higher Education

Student Movements against Neoliberal Universities

By: della Porta, Donatella,Cini, Lorenzo

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Contesting Higher Education

Student Movements against Neoliberal Universities

By: della Porta, Donatella,Cini, Lorenzo

Using new research on higher education in the UK, Canada, Chile and Italy, this rigorous comparative study investigates key episodes of student protests against neoliberal policies and practices in today’s universities. As well as examining origins and outcomes of higher education reforms, the authors set these waves of demonstrations in the wider contexts of student movements, political activism and social issues, including inequality and civil rights. Offering sophisticated new theoretical arguments based on fascinating empirical work, the insights and conclusions revealed in this original study are of value to anyone with an interest in social, political and related studies.

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232

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Policy Press

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ISBN 10

1529208637

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9781529208634

Labour Conflicts in the Digital Age

A Comparative Perspective

By: Donatella della Porta,Riccardo Emilio Chesta,Lorenzo Cini

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Labour Conflicts in the Digital Age

A Comparative Perspective

By: Donatella della Porta,Riccardo Emilio Chesta,Lorenzo Cini

From Deliveroo to Amazon, digital platforms have drastically transformed the way we work. But how are these transformations being received and challenged by workers? This book provides a radical interpretation of the changing nature of worker movements in the digital age, developing an invaluable approach that combines social movement studies and industrial relations. Using case studies taken from Europe and North America, it offers a comparative perspective on the mobilizing trajectories of different platform workers and their distinct organizational forms and action repertoires. This is an innovative book that offers a complete view of the new labour conflicts in the platform economy.

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178

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1529228263

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9781529228267

The Contentious Politics of Higher Education

Struggles and Power Relations within English and Italian Universities

By: Lorenzo Cini

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The Contentious Politics of Higher Education

Struggles and Power Relations within English and Italian Universities

By: Lorenzo Cini

Drawing on neo-institutionalist and social movement approaches, this book analyses the impact that recent student mobilizations have brought about within Italian and English universities in terms of student services, curriculum organization, and governance structures. Arguing that the university context is central to explaining the variety and diversity of this impact, the author examines the effects of the type of governance on the strategies and tactics of the students and the responses of the challenged, considering the differences that exist between Italy, where universities are largely run by academics, and England, where universities tend to be governed by academic managers.

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