Solidarity across cyberspace
Internet campaigning, labour activism and the remaking of trade union internationalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21189689 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Robinson (0000-0003-0749-1714, corresponding author), Bruce Robinson Bruce Robinson |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Organisation Labour & Globalisation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-641X • E-ISSN: 1745-6428 |
| Publisher | Pluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.13169/workorgalaboglob.2.1.0152 |
| OpenAlex | W2754557334 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Global communication through the Internet has provided new possibilities for trade union solidarity action across national boundaries. Email campaigns are one form of this. Taking the example of an email campaign in support of imprisoned Eritrean trade unionists, this paper examines the social organisation and information flows underlying such campaigns. These throw light on the effectiveness of such actions, their capacity to overcome inequalities in access to ICTs and current debates on the role of the Internet in the remaking of trade union internationalism managing to develop a certain social power
Cyberspace · Economics · ICTS · Information and Communications Technology · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · The Internet · Trade union · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Labor Movements and Unions · Law
Globalisation and Labour
Social Movement Participation in the Digital Age
Communicating Global Activism
The networked union? The internet as a challenge to trade union identity and roles
Globalisation, collective action and counter‐coordination
Geographies of Labor Internationalism
LabourStart and Trade Union Internationalism
The Dialectics of Geographic and Virtual Space
From Virtual Public Spheres to Global Justice
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |