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The Contentious Politics of Expertise

Experts, Activism and Grassroots Environmentalism

By: Riccardo Emilio Chesta

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The Contentious Politics of Expertise

Experts, Activism and Grassroots Environmentalism

By: Riccardo Emilio Chesta

Based on mixed-methods research and ethnographic fieldwork at various sites in Italy, this book examines the relationship between expertise and activism in grassroots environmentalism. Presenting interviews with citizens, activists and experts, it considers activism surrounding infrastructure in urban areas, in connection with water management, transport, tour- ism and waste disposal. Through comparisons between different political environments, the author analyses the ways in which citizens, political activists and technical experts participate in using expertise, shedding light on the effects of this on the structure and composition of social movements, as well as the implications for the mechanisms of participation and the formation of alliances. Bridging the sociology of expertise and contentious politics, this study of the relationship between contentious expertise and democratic accountability shows how conflict transforms, rather than inhibits, expertise production into a ‘contentious politics by other means’. As such, it will appeal to social scientists with interests in social movements, environmental sociology, science and technology studies, and the sociology of knowledge.

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Routledge

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1000334910

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9781000334913

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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Policy Press

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1529228263

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9781529228267

Wind and Whirlwind: Utopian and Dystopian Themes in Literature and Philosophy

By: Ágnes Heller,Riccardo Mazzeo

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Wind and Whirlwind: Utopian and Dystopian Themes in Literature and Philosophy

By: Ágnes Heller,Riccardo Mazzeo

In Wind and Whirlwind the great philosopher Ágnes Heller and social scientist Riccardo Mazzeo explain the pros and cons of utopias and dystopias as they are described in literary works and their relevance to understand the world we live in and the hidden consequences of apparently appealing life trajectories.

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127

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BRILL

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9004410279

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9789004410275

Labour Conflicts in the Digital Age

Precarious Workers' Struggles for Rights

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

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Precarious Workers' Struggles for Rights

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

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1529228247

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9781529228243

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The Contentious Politics of Expertise

The Contentious Politics of Expertise

Labour Conflicts in the Digital Age

Labour Conflicts in the Digital Age

Wind and Whirlwind: Utopian and Dystopian Themes in Literature and Philosophy

Wind and Whirlwind: Utopian and Dystopian Themes in Literature and Philosophy

Labour Conflicts in the Digital Age

Labour Conflicts in the Digital Age

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