Blurring the borders between old and new social movements

The M15 movement and the radical unions in Spain

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12589331
AutoresBeltran Roca (0000-0001-5534-7843, Universidad de Cádiz, autor de correspondencia), Ibán Díaz Parra (0000-0002-4159-3338, Universidad de Sevilla), Iban Diaz-Parra
Año2016
Volumen22
Número2
Páginas218-237
Fecha de publicación2016-03-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMediterranean Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1362-9395 • E-ISSN: 1743-9418
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629395.2016.1151138
OpenAlexW2333061186
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas12

This article analyses the relationships between the M15 movement and radical labour organizations in Spain. Based on semi-structured interviews and document analysis, it concludes that to the extent that the economic crisis has evolved, the relations between the M15 and the trade unions have moved from mistrust to convergence. This is especially evident in the case of radical trade unionism with which the M15 shares several features. Although the M15 has been studied as an example of a ‘new social movement’, recent changes suggest certain shifts in relation to the type of activated subject and to the motivating factors for collective action. One of the consequences of this is the closeness to the institutions of the workers’ movement, which blurs the borders between old and new social movements

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