Overview
- Offers insights for researchers, trade union activists and those involved in labour movement archives
- Contributes to a neglected area of research by shedding light on Nordic political and labour history
- Includes contributions from leading scholars in the history of social movements and trade union activism
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements (PSHSM)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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National and Local Trade Union Activism, 1900–1939
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National and Local Trade Union Activism, 1940–2020
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About this book
Providing a Nordic historical perspective, this collection aims to further our understanding of trade union activism and its role in modern society. Contributions from a range of leading scholars analyse the organisational conditions of mobilisation that were deployed by Nordic unionists, and explore the way that they interacted with other forms of social and political protest during the twentieth century. Covering illegal or so-called wildcat strikes, blockades, demonstrations and other activist measures, the authors examine the way that trade union activism in the Nordic countries aimed to move the political combat zone from the meeting rooms of the respective confederations into the streets and the public domain. The collection focuses on cases from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, but comparisons are also made with countries such as Iceland, Germany, and the USA. Exploring the ways in which political parties have intervened in Nordic trade union activism since the early twentieth century, this unique collection offers new insights for those interested in labour market dynamics and the complex process behind the formation of salary and employment conditions.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jesper Jørgensen is an Archivist and Researcher at the Workers’ Museum and the Labour Movement’s Library and Archives in Denmark. Previously, he studied History and Anthropology at Aarhus University, Denmark. He has recently published on topics like Danish left-wing activism, clandestine communist activities in Scandinavia and the impact of the October Revolution in Denmark.
Flemming Mikkelsen holds a Doctorate in Political Science and a MA in History from the University of Copenhagen. He is an independent researcher working in the fields of social movements, labour activism, ethnic relations and historical sociology, and has published several books and articles on these topics, including Popular Struggle and Democracy in Scandinavia, 1700–Present (Palgrave, 2018). Flemming Mikkelsen has studied and taught at the University of Copenhagen, University of Michigan, Aarhus University and Aalborg University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Trade Union Activism in the Nordic Countries since 1900
Editors: Jesper Jørgensen, Flemming Mikkelsen
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08987-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-08986-2Published: 17 February 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-08989-3Published: 17 February 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-08987-9Published: 16 February 2023
Series ISSN: 2634-6559
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6567
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 390
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Social History, Labor History, European History, Political History, Modern History