Réseaux de sociabilité et adhésion syndicale. Le cas de la CFDT

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ID3068119
AuthorsBruno Duriez, Frédéric Sawicki
Year2003
Volume16
Issue63
Pages17-51
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitix (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0295-2319 • E-ISSN: 1953-8286
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/polix.2003.1291
OpenAlexW2073891346
LanguageFR
Citations received25
References cited1

Social Networks and Union Membership: The Case of the Confédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT) Bruno Duriez, Frédéric Sawicki This paper is based on results from a questionnaire sent to a sample of members of the French trade-union CFDT (Conféderation française et démocratique du travail, Nord-Pas-de-Calais branch). The survey was completed by a series of interviews about the logic of trade-union membership. It distinctly shows the importance of people-networking for any decision-making process on becoming a member. As one of various types of relationship, obviously work-connections do matter more than other connections, as with the voluntary sector, political parties or, to a lesser extent, family surroundings. This change is partly due to the way CFDT recruits its members. Since they gather persons who have few strong links - or at least few multiplex ones - with each other, trade-unions seem to have difficulties in being able to develop their own sociability. More than ever faith in the institution relies on activists' and local representatives' capacity to keep a relationship among members to a minimum

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